狡辯

See also: 狡辩

Chinese

		crafty; cunning; sly	dispute; debate; argue dispute; debate; argue; discuss
trad. (狡辯)		狡	辯
simp. (狡辩)		狡	辩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎobiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau² bin⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): káu-piǎn / káu-piān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎobiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎobiàn
  - Wade–Giles: chiao³-pien⁴
  - Yale: jyǎu-byàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaubiann
  - Palladius: цзяобянь (czjaobjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaau² bin⁶
  - Yale: gáau bihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaau² bin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gao² bin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːu̯³⁵ piːn²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu-piǎn
  - Tâi-lô: káu-piǎn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ piɛn²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káu-piān
  - Tâi-lô: káu-piān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaw'pien
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɛn²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ piɛn³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ piɛn³³/

Verb

狡辯

to quibble; to indulge in sophistry; to cope

Synonyms

巧辯 / 巧辩 (qiǎobiàn)
強辯 / 强辩 (qiǎngbiàn)
死諍 / 死诤 (Hokkien)
胡攪 / 胡搅 (hújiǎo)
詭辯 / 诡辩 (guǐbiàn)