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詭譎多變

简诡谲多变 · 繁詭譎多變

Mandarin · pinyin guǐ jué duō biàn

(idiom) unpredictable; ever-changing

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多: duō · much, many; more than, over
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诡: guǐ · deceive, cheat, defraud; sly
谲: jué · cunning, crafty, sly, wily
变: biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel

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3–2–1–4 · gui3 jue2 duo1 bian4

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(idiomatic) to be strange and changeable

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