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阴谋诡计

yīn móu guǐ jìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
crafty plots and machinations (idiom)
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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:

陰謀詭計 阴谋诡计 [yin1 mou2 gui3 ji4] /crafty plots and machinations (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 陰謀詭計

  • 阴
    yīn

    overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia

    Yīn

    surname Yin

  • 谋
    móu

    to plan / to seek / scheme

  • 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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.