guāi lì

乖戾 (guāi lì) is a Chinese word meaning “perverse (behavior); disagreeable (character)”.

Meanings

  1. 1perverse (behavior)
  2. 2disagreeable (character)

Characters in 乖戾

乖guāi · (of a child) obedient, well-behaved戾lì · to bend

Related words

乖(of a child) obedient, well-behaved乖乖(of a child) well-behaved乖乖goodness gracious!乖巧clever (child)暴戾ruthless乖张recalcitrant乖僻peculiar卖乖to show off one's cleverness戾to bend上一次当，学一次乖to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)乖乖女well-behaved girl; good girl乖乖牌good little boy (or girl)

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