How do you say “cunning” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "cunning" in Vietnamese?

"Cunning" in Vietnamese is xảo quyệt (devious), xảo trá (devious), láu lỉnh (roguish).

“Cunning” in Vietnamese is xảo quyệt (devious), xảo trá (devious), láu lỉnh (roguish).

Vietnamese words for “cunning”

xảo quyệtadjective
Hanoi [saːw˧˩ kwiət̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [saːw˨˩˦ wiək̚˨˩˨]xảo dipping quyệt heavy
devious; cunning; cleverly deceitful
for “cunning” meaning: Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
xảo tráadjective
Hanoi [saːw˧˩ t͡ɕaː˧˦] · Saigon [saːw˨˩˦ ʈaː˦˥]xảo dipping trá rising
devious; cunning; cleverly deceitful
for “cunning” meaning: Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
láu lỉnhadjective
Hanoi [law˧˦ lïŋ˧˩] · Saigon [la(ː)w˦˥ lɨn˨˩˦]láu rising lỉnh dipping
roguish; sly; clever
for “cunning” meaning: Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.

Related Vietnamese words

bợmadjective
sly; cunning; artful
bợm bãiadjective
deceitful; wily; cunning
gian hùngadjective
wily; cunning; crafty
giảo hoạtadjective
cunning; treacherous
khôn lỏiadjective
cunning; crafty; sly
láuadjective
shrewd; cunning; artful
láu cáadjective
smart; cunning
ma giáoadjective
cunning; tricky
ma lanhadjective
cunning; or sly
ranh mãnhadjective
sly; cunning

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.