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diāo

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Definitions

  1. 1. artful
  2. 2. wicked

Words Containing 刁

刁难
diāo nàn

to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult

刁妇
diāo fù

shrew

刁悍
diāo hàn

cunning and fierce

刁滑
diāo huá

artful

刁藩都
diāo fān dōu

Diophantus of Alexandria (3rd century AD), Greek mathematician

刁藩都方程
diāo fān dōu fāng chéng

Diophantine equation

刁蛮
diāo mán

crafty and unruly

刁钻
diāo zuān

crafty

放刁
fàng diāo

to act wickedly

百般刁难
bǎi bān diāo nàn

(idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties

石刁柏
shí diāo bǎi

asparagus

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