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老奸巨猾

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo jiān jù huá

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3–1–4–2 · lao3 jian1 ju4 hua2

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lou5 gaan1 geoi6 waat6

Cantonese word readings for 老奸巨猾. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

lou5 gaan1 geoi6 waat6

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(idiomatic) to be extremely cunning and crafty; to be a wily old fox; to be an old hand at trickery and deception