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刁 (diu1) — tricky; sly; crafty; cunning; wicked; artful; knavish in Cantonese

diuˉ¹刁
Mandarin Pinyin: diao1

Meaning of 刁

nountricky; sly; crafty; cunning; wicked; artful; knavish
noun(of an eater) choosy; picky
nouna Chinese family name
noun(adjective) Picky (on food)

Example Sentences with 刁

buiˉ¹杯gaa˗₃咖feˉ¹啡fuˊ²苦diuˉ¹刁diu1.刁。
The coffee is very bitter.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個joengˍ₆樣fuˊ²苦diuˉ¹刁diu1.刁。
He looks very glum.
sikˍ₆食zoˊ²咗diˉ¹啲meˉ¹咩fuˊ²苦diuˉ¹刁diu1?刁？
What bitter thing did you eat?
janˎ₄人sangˉ¹生fuˊ²苦diuˉ¹刁diu1.刁。
Life is tough.
fuˊ²苦diuˉ¹刁diuˉ¹刁gamˊ²咁zouˍ₆做mat1?乜？
Why are you looking so miserable?
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Words Containing 刁

刁鑽diu1 zyun3
artful; cunning; wily
嘴刁zeoi2 diu1
picky with food
刁時diu1 si4
deuce
刁難diu1 naan4
to make something difficult for sb.
苦刁刁fu2 diu1 diu1
bitter-ish
刁士diu1 si2
deuce (loanword, also 刁司,丟士,刁時)
刁蠻diu1 maan4
obstinate, unruly
炒貴刁caau2 gwai3 diu1
fried rice noodles (koay teow) | See '炒粿條' for more information | '貴刁' is the Cantonese transliteration of the Minnan '粿條', although the Mandarin pronunciation of '貴刁' (guìdiāo) is even more similar to the Minnan '粿條' than the Cantonese is
刁司diu1 si2
deuce (loanword, also 刁士,丟士,刁時)
刁鑽古怪diu1 zyun3 gu2 gwaai3
cunning
刁喬扭擰diu1 kiu4 nau2 ning6
to be fussy; to keep refusing when offered a series of choices
刁僑扭擰diu1 kiu4 nau2 ning6
to be fussy; to keep refusing when offered a series of choices

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