陰賊
Chinese
(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady |
thief | ||
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trad. (陰賊) | 陰 | 賊 | |
simp. (阴贼) | 阴 | 贼 |
Pronunciation
Adjective
陰賊
- (literary) treacherous and vicious
- 陰賊險狠/阴贼险狠 [Classical Chinese] ― yīnzéi xiǎnhěn [Pinyin] ― crafty and malicious
- 獄卒告受罪畢,王曰:「此人陰賊,不合得作男身,宜令作女人。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 牛僧孺《玄怪錄》, 杜子春
- Yùzú gào shòuzuì bì, wáng yuē: “Cǐ rén yīnzéi, bù hédé zuò nánshēn, yí lìng zuò nǚrén.” [Pinyin]
- The jailer reported that the criminal's punishment had finished. The king says: "This person is too treacherous. He cannot be in a man's body; it would be better if he was in a woman's body."
狱卒告受罪毕,王曰:「此人阴贼,不合得作男身,宜令作女人。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
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