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桀貪驁詐

简桀贪骜诈 · 繁桀貪驁詐

Mandarin · pinyin jié tān ào zhà

brutal, greedy, arrogant and deceitful (idiom)

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桀: jié · chicken roost; ancient emperor
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贪: tān · be greedy, covet; covetous
骜: ào · wild horse, mustang; wild
诈: zhà · cheat, defraud, swindle; trick

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2–1–4–4 · jie2 tan1 ao4 zha4

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git6 taam1 ngou4 zaa3

Cantonese word readings for 桀貪驁詐. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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