油猾

Mandarin · pinyin yóu huá

Meanings

  1. sly
  2. slick
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油
yóu · oil, fat, grease, lard; paints
猾
huá · crafty, cunning, shrewd; deceitful
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2–2 · you2 hua2

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jau4 waat6

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