gian hùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 奸雄.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːn˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

    Noun

    gian hùng

    1. (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.

    Adjective

    gian hùng

    1. wily, cunning, crafty, deceitful
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