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阴谋诡计 — “Machinations and intrigues”

阴谋诡计 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Machinations and intrigues”. Sinister plots and cunning schemes. Literally, “sinister plots and cunning tricks”.

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阴谋诡计 Pronunciation and Pinyin

阴谋诡计 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
阴
yīn7dark, feminine, hidden, negative
谋
móu11plan, scheme, or strive
诡
guǐ8deceitful, strange, or extort
计
jì4calculate, plan, or measure

Example Sentence with 阴谋诡计

他暗中使出各种阴谋诡计,想要破坏团队的合作。
He secretly employed various sinister schemes and cunning plots, aiming to undermine the team's cooperation.

Idioms Related to 阴谋诡计

Synonyms of 阴谋诡计

  • guǐ诡jì计duō多duān端Full of cunning schemes

Antonyms of 阴谋诡计

  • guāng光míng明zhèng正dà大open, fair, and aboveboard

More idioms starting with 阴

  • yīn阴yún云mì密bù布ominous clouds gathering
  • yīn阴níng凝bīng冰jiān坚malicious influence solidifies
  • yīn阴níng凝jiān坚bīng冰insidious influence solidifies power
  • yīn阴shān山bèi背hòu后a remote, neglected, or forgotten place
  • yīn阴chā差yáng阳cuò错unforeseen outcome due to a twist of fate
  • yīn阴cǎn惨yáng阳shū舒melancholy to cheerful seasonal change
  • yīn阴cáo曹dì地fǔ府the underworld where the dead reside
  • yīn阴fú服wēi微xíng行travel incognito in plain clothes
  • yīn阴líng灵bù不sàn散lingering evil influence
  • yīn阴yí疑yáng阳zhàn战Oppression forces self-defense
  • yīn阴móu谋bù不guǐ轨plot unlawful activities
  • yīn阴cuò错yáng阳chā差accidental mishaps leading to unintended outcome

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Questions about 阴谋诡计

What does 阴谋诡计 mean?

阴谋诡计 (yīn móu guǐ jì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Machinations and intrigues”.

How do you pronounce 阴谋诡计?

阴谋诡计 is pronounced yīn móu guǐ jì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 阴谋诡计 literally mean?

Literally, 阴谋诡计 means “sinister plots and cunning tricks”. It is used to mean “Machinations and intrigues”.

What is the Chinese definition of 阴谋诡计?

诡:欺诈,奸滑。指暗地里策划坏的害人的坏主意。

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