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

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• 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

1. 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)