gian hùng
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 奸雄.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːn˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
Noun
[edit]- (literary or Chinese fiction) an intelligent person who is capable of using cunning and deceit
- 14th century, Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 1; 1909 Vietnamese translation by Phan Kế Bính
- - Anh là năng thần của đời trị và gian hùng của đời loạn.
- - You are a capable minister in peace and a wily hero in chaos.
- 14th century, Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 1; 1909 Vietnamese translation by Phan Kế Bính
Adjective
[edit]- wily, cunning, crafty, deceitful