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刁钻促搯
刁钻促搯
刁钻促搯

刁钻促搯 — “Cunning and mischievous, prone to playing pranks or teasing others”

刁钻促搯 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Cunning and mischievous, prone to playing pranks or teasing others”.

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刁钻促搯 Pronunciation and Pinyin

刁钻促搯 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
刁
diāo2cunning and tricky
钻
zuān10Drill, bore, burrow into
促
cù9urge, hasten, promote
搯tāo—

Example Sentence with 刁钻促搯

他总是那么刁钻促搯,想出各种鬼点子来捉弄人。
He is always so cunning and mischievous, coming up with all sorts of tricks to play on people.

Idioms Related to 刁钻促搯

More idioms starting with 刁

  • diāo刁shēng声làng浪qì气to speak in a sly and flirtatious manner
  • diāo刁tiān天jué决dì地to quarrel loudly and fiercely
  • diāo刁dǒu斗sēn森yán严Strictly guarded and heavily fortified
  • diāo刁huá滑jiān奸zhà诈cunning, sly, treacherous, and deceitful
  • diāo刁zuān钻cù促xiá狭cunning and mischievous
  • diāo刁zuān钻kè刻bó薄cunning, malicious, and harsh
  • diāo刁zuān钻gǔ古guài怪cunning, peculiar, and eccentric
  • diāo刁fēng风nòng弄yuè月engage in a clandestine romantic affair

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Questions about 刁钻促搯

What does 刁钻促搯 mean?

刁钻促搯 (diāo zuān cù tāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Cunning and mischievous, prone to playing pranks or teasing others”.

How do you pronounce 刁钻促搯?

刁钻促搯 is pronounced diāo zuān cù tāo in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 刁钻促搯?

狡猾而好捉弄人。同“刁钻促狭”。

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