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诡计多端

guǐ jì duō duāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
deceitful in many ways (idiom) / wily and mischievous / full of craft and cunning
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

詭計多端 诡计多端 [gui3 ji4 duo1 duan1] /deceitful in many ways (idiom); wily and mischievous/full of craft and cunning/

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Other forms in these source records: 詭計多端

  • 诡
    guǐ

    (bound form) sly / crafty / (literary) weird / bizarre / (literary) contradictory / inconsistent

  • 计
    jì

    to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge

    Jì

    surname Ji

  • 多
    duō

    many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]) / (bound form) multi- / poly-

  • 端
    duān

    (bound form) tip / end / extremity / (bound form) aspect / facet / (bound form) upright / proper / to hold sth level with both hands / to carry / to eliminate / to wipe out / start / origin

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