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歪心邪意 — “To harbor malicious intentions”

歪心邪意 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harbor malicious intentions”. To have ill will or sinister motives. Literally, “Crooked heart and evil thoughts; sinister intentions”.

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歪心邪意 Pronunciation and Pinyin

歪心邪意 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
歪
wāi9askew, crooked, improper
心
xīn4heart, mind, core
邪
xié7evil, improper, or pathogenic
意
yì13idea, meaning, intention

Example Sentence with 歪心邪意

他表面上装作友好,心里却藏着歪心邪意,总想占别人的便宜。
He pretended to be friendly on the surface, but secretly harbored malicious intentions, always trying to take advantage of others.

Idioms Related to 歪心邪意

Synonyms of 歪心邪意

  • xīn心shù术bù不zhèng正to have evil intentions

Antonyms of 歪心邪意

  • táng堂táng堂zhèng正zhèng正Honorable, upright, and dignified

More idioms starting with 歪

  • wāi歪qī七niǔ扭bā八crooked, twisted, or out of alignment
  • wāi歪qī七shù竖bā八crooked, askew, and disorderly
  • wāi歪bù不héng横léng楞crooked, lopsided, and uneven
  • wāi歪bā八shù竖bā八disordered and messy
  • wāi歪zuǐ嘴hé和shàng尚hypocrite twisting rules for selfish gain
  • wāi歪zuǐ嘴hé和shàng尚xiā瞎niàn念jīng经misinterpret rules for selfish motives
  • wāi歪zuǐ嘴niàn念xié邪jīng经deliberately distort for selfish benefit
  • wāi歪dǎ打zhèng正zháo着Accidentally achieve a correct result
  • wāi歪wāi歪dǎo倒dǎo倒unsteady and wobbly
  • wāi歪wāi歪niǔ扭niǔ扭crooked, wobbly, or distorted
  • wāi歪wāi歪xié斜xié斜crooked, slanting, or askew
  • wāi歪tán谈luàn乱dào道to talk confusedly and without insight

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Questions about 歪心邪意

What does 歪心邪意 mean?

歪心邪意 (wāi xīn xié yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to harbor malicious intentions”.

How do you pronounce 歪心邪意?

歪心邪意 is pronounced wāi xīn xié yì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 歪心邪意 literally mean?

Literally, 歪心邪意 means “Crooked heart and evil thoughts; sinister intentions”. It is used to mean “to harbor malicious intentions”.

What is the Chinese definition of 歪心邪意?

指心术不正。

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