gian xảo
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Artful; crafty; designing: Characterized by or using clever but deceitful methods to achieve one's goals. It implies cunning intelligence used to trick or deceive others.
- Devious; treacherous: Marked by a lack of honesty and a willingness to betray trust through sly and underhanded schemes.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Kẻ đó có nụ cười rất gian xảo. (That person has a very crafty smile.)
- Hắn ta dùng thủ đoạn gian xảo để chiếm đoạt tài sản. (He used devious tricks to seize the property.)
- Lời nói gian xảo của họ không thể che giấu sự thật. (Their artful words cannot hide the truth.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used to describe not just people, but also their methods, plans, or expressions (). It carries a strong negative moral judgment.
Variants and Related Words
- Gian giảo (adj): A near-synonym, often used interchangeably with to mean cunning and deceitful.
- Gian trá (adj): Fraudulent, deceitful; emphasizes falsehood and deception.
- Xảo quyệt (adj): Cunning and cruel; combines cleverness with malice.
Synonyms
- Crafty: Skilled at deceiving others in a clever way.
- Devious: Showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals.
- Sly: Acting with secrecy and cunning.
- Treacherous: Guilty of or involving betrayal of trust.
Related Idioms
- Gian xảo như cáo: (As crafty as a fox) Used to describe someone extremely sly and deceitful.
- Tên buôn lậu gian xảo như cáo, luôn thoát khỏi vòng vây của cảnh sát. (The smuggler, as crafty as a fox, always escapes police encirclement.)
adj
- artful; crafty; designing