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爾虞我詐 (ji5 jyu4 ngo5 zaa3) — both sides play dirty; each trying to cheat the other; double-crossing each other in Cantonese

jiˏ₅爾jyuˎ₄虞ngoˏ₅我zaa˗₃詐
简 尔虞我诈
Mandarin Pinyin: er3 yu2 wo3 zha4

Meaning of 爾虞我詐

nounboth sides play dirty; each trying to cheat the other; double-crossing each other
nounyou cunning and I dishonest

Characters in 爾虞我詐

爾ji5
so; like that; just that
虞jyu4
Yu - name of a legendary dynasty
我ngo5
we; our; us
詐zaa3
deceive; swindle; cheat; defraud

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