trí trá

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (wise) and (to cheat).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ t͡ɕaː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˨˩˦ ʈaː˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˦˥ ʈaː˦˥]

Adjective

trí trá

  1. cunning; devious; cleverly deceitful