刁 diāo — tricky; cunning; sly; wily

刁

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diāo diao1

Basic definition

  1. adjective tricky; cunning; sly; wily e.g 刁钻刁滑刁蛮
  2. adjective to make things difficult; to give a hard time e.g 刁难刁横

Detailed explanation

noun
  1. pan
  2. ear
adjective
  1. tricky;sly
  2. artful
  3. knavish
  4. unkind
  5. stammering
  6. having partiality for a particular kind of food
verb
  1. tempt
  2. inveigle
  3. create difficulties
  4. wring

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