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刁

Mandarin · pinyin diāo#

artful
wicked

Mandarin · pinyin Diāo#

surname Diao

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刁: diāo · tricky, sly, crafty, cunning

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1 · diao1

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diu1

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character · Etymology 1

treacherous; crafty; deceitful
to tempt
unkind
stammering
picky about food
to wring
to inveigle
ear of grains
to make (time)
a surname

character · Etymology 2

(Sichuanese) to catch
(Sichuanese) to carry; to lift

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