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乖戾

乖戾

Chinese

		(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever	do violence; go against
simp. and trad. (乖戾)		乖	戾

Adjective

乖戾

perverse (of behaviour); disagreeable (of character)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guāilì

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄞㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaai¹ leoi⁶, gwaai¹ lai⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guāilì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guailih
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwaai¹ leoi⁶, gwaai¹ lai⁶
  - Yale: gwāai leuih, gwāai laih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai¹ loey⁶, gwaai¹ lai⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɑːi̯⁵⁵ lɵy̯²²/, /kʷɑːi̯⁵⁵ lɐi̯²²/