jié tān ào zhà

Traditional: 桀貪驁詐

桀贪骜诈 (jié tān ào zhà) is a Chinese word meaning “brutal, greedy, arrogant and deceitful (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1brutal, greedy, arrogant and deceitful (idiom)

Characters in 桀贪骜诈

桀jié · (emperor of Xia dynasty)贪tān · to have a voracious desire for骜ào · a noble steed (literary)诈zhà · to cheat

Related words

贪婪avaricious诈骗to defraud敲诈to rip off欺诈to cheat贪心greedy诈to cheat贪to have a voracious desire for贪污to be corrupt狡诈crafty敲诈勒索extortion and blackmail (idiom)贪得无厌avaricious and insatiable (idiom); greedy and never satisfied贪吃gluttonous; voracious

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