心懷鬼胎

简 心怀鬼胎 · 繁 心懷鬼胎
Cantonese · source Jyutpingsam1 waai4 gwai2 toi1

Meanings

  1. to have bad
  2. evil intentions
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Same syllable, six tones

waai歪waai1askewwaai2—waai3—怀waai4bosomwaai5—坏waai6bad

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: xin1 huai2 gui3 tai1. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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CC-Canto · Pleco Inc. · edition 2017-02-02
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Exact source record & identity心懷鬼胎 心怀鬼胎 [xin1 huai2 gui3 tai1] {sam1 waai4 gwai2 toi1} /to have bad/ evil intentions/

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