xảo

See also: xào and xa'o

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 巧.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːw˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [saːw˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [saːw˨˩˦]
Homophone: sảo (Northern Vietnam)
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)

Adjective

xảo

(chiefly in compounds, neologism) cunning; crafty

Derived terms

đấu xảo (鬥巧, “competitive exhibition”)
gian xảo (奸巧, “treacherous”)
kĩ xảo, kỹ xảo (技巧, “SFX; technical”)
tiểu xảo (小巧, “trick”)
tinh xảo (精巧, “exquisite”)
trí xảo (智巧, “ingenuity”)
tuyệt xảo
xảo diệu (巧妙, “ingenious”)
xảo ngôn (巧言, “smooth talk”)
xảo quyệt (巧譎, “devious”)
xảo thuật (巧術, “clever trick”)
xảo trá (巧詐, “devious”)