xảo diệu

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 巧妙, composed of 巧 (“skillful”) and 妙 (“clever”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːw˧˩ ziəw˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [saːw˧˨ jiw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [saːw˨˩˦ jiw˨˩˨]

Adjective[edit]

xảo diệu

(literary, rare) ingenious; clever; skillful

Noun[edit]

xảo diệu

(literary, rare) ingenuity; dexterity

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