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Cunning / Sly / Sneaky
狡 means crafty, cunning, sly, deed, or sneaky person.
狡 is not really a positive word, so I don't suggest you order it for a custom wall scroll.
A sly rabbit has three openings to its den
-or- The crafty rabbit has three different entrances to its lair
狡兔三窟 speaks to the cunning character of a sly rabbit. Such a rabbit will not have just one hole but rather a few entrances and exits from his liar.
About 2,250 years ago, a rich man told his assistant to go and buy something wonderful that he did not yet possess. He was a man that already had everything, so the assistant went to a local village that owed a great deal of money to the rich man. The assistant told the village elders that all debts were forgiven. All the villagers rejoiced and praised the rich man's name. The assistant returned to the rich man and told him he had purchased “benevolence” for him. The rich man was mildly amused but perhaps slightly confused by the action.
Sometime later, the rich man fell from the favor of the Emperor and was wiped out without a penny to his name. One day he was walking aimlessly and stumbled into the village where the debts had been forgiven. The villagers recognized the man and welcomed him with open arms, clothed, fed him, and gave him a place to live.
Without trying, the man had become like the sly and cunning rabbit. When his exit was blocked, he had another hole to emerge from - and was reborn. This story and idiom come from a book titled “The Amendment” - it's unclear whether this man actually existed or not. But the book did propel this idiom into common use in China.
Still today, this idiom about the rabbit is used in China when suggesting “backup plans,” alternate methods, and anyone with a good escape plan.
斯萊 is the name Sly in Chinese (Mandarin).
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
狡い see styles |
zurui(p); kosui ずるい(P); こすい |
(adjective) (1) (kana only) sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest; (adjective) (2) (こすい only) (kana only) miserly; mean; stingy |
ずっこい see styles |
zukkoi ずっこい |
(adjective) (1) (osb:) sly; cunning; dishonest; sneaky; crafty; unfair; (2) (osb:) miserly |
ずるっこい see styles |
zurukkoi ずるっこい |
(adjective) (1) (osb:) sly; cunning; dishonest; sneaky; crafty; unfair; (2) (osb:) miserly |
狡い(rK) see styles |
zurui(p); kosui; zurui; zurui(sk) ずるい(P); こすい; ズルイ; ズルい(sk) |
(adjective) (1) (kana only) sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest; (adjective) (2) (こすい only) (kana only) miserly; mean; stingy |
Variations: |
zukkoi; zurukkoi ずっこい; ずるっこい |
(adjective) (osb:) (See ずるい・1) sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Cunning Sly Sneaky | 狡 | zuru | jiǎo / jiao3 / jiao | chiao |
| A sly rabbit has three openings to its den | 狡兔三窟 | jiǎo tù sān kū jiao3 tu4 san1 ku1 jiao tu san ku jiaotusanku | chiao t`u san k`u chiaotusanku chiao tu san ku |
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| Sly | 斯萊 斯莱 | sī lái / si1 lai2 / si lai / silai | ssu lai / ssulai | |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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