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Information of 乖

Pinyinguāi

Radical

丿

Strokes

8 strokes

Usage

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Definition

(of a child) obedient, well-behaved / clever

乖 [guāi]1. 不顺，不和谐。 (Not smooth, not harmonious.)2. 机灵，伶俐（多指小孩听话）。 (Clever, smart (often referring to obedient children).)---1. 不顺，不和谐：～舛（谬误）。～谬。～戾（性情、言语、行为别扭，不合情理）。～僻（怪僻）。～张（怪僻，不讲情理）。出～露丑。 (Not smooth or harmonious: ~chuǎn (error). ~miù. ~lì (personality, speech, behavior is awkward, unreasonable). ~pì (eccentric). ~zhāng (eccentric, unreasonable). To expose ~ vulnerabilities.)2. 机灵，伶俐（多指小孩听话）：～～。～巧。卖～。～觉（jué）。～顺。 (Clever and smart (mostly refers to obedient children): ~ ~. ~qiǎo. To sell ~. ~jué. ~shùn.)---动 [guāi]: 【本义】:背离，违背，不和谐 (Original meaning: to deviate, to violate, to be disharmonious.)【造字法】:会意。小篆字形，象羊角形，从“北”。从“北”，取其分背的意思。 (Character formation method: Pictophonetic. The small seal script character looks like a sheep's horn and includes “北” representing separation or divergence.) 1. 同本义 ([En.] perverse; violate) 2. 分离;离别 ([En.] separate) 3. 断绝;隔绝 ([En.] break off) ---形 [guāi]: 1. 不同;差异 ([En.] different) 2. 反常;谬误 ([En.] abnormal; wrong) 3. 不顺利;不如意 ([En.] untoward) 4. 邪恶;奸滑 ([En.] wicked) 5. 表现好，顺从，听话 ([En.] good; obedient; well-behaved) 6. 灵巧，聪明，伶俐 ([En.] alert; clever) 7. 〈方〉∶漂亮 ([En.] handsome) --- 引： 1. 《说文》：乖，戾也。 ("Shuowen": "guāi" means "perverse".)2. 《贾子道术》：刚柔得适谓之和，反和为乖。 ("Jiazidao's Dao": "Harmony is the balance of hardness and softness, while the opposite is guāi.") 3. 《楚辞·怨世》：吾独乖刺而无当兮。 ("Chuci - Lament of the World": "I alone feel contradictory and unreciprocated.")4. 《广雅》：乖，背也。 ("Guangya": "guāi" means "to turn away.")5. 《左传·昭公三十年》：楚执政众而乖。 ("Zuo Zhuan - Annals of Duke Zhao": "In Chu, the officials conflicted.") 6. 晁错《论贵粟疏》：上下相反，好恶乖迕。 ("Chao Cuo's Commentary on Skimping on Grain": "When upper and lower attitudes are opposed, likes and dislikes diverge.") 7. 唐·李朝威《柳毅传》：唯恐道途显晦，不相通达，致负诚托，又乖恳愿。 (Tang - Li Chaowei's "The Tale of Liu Yi": "Fearing that the path to the truth is dark, causing both misunderstanding and contradictory sincerity.") 8. 汉·王充《论衡·薄葬》：今墨家非儒，儒家非墨，各有所持，故乖不合。 (Han - Wang Chong's "Lunheng - On Simple Burials": "The Mohists and Confucians have diverged, each holding on to their views, thus they cannot harmonize.") ---例： 又如:乖礼(违背成礼、定制);乖角(违背抵触);乖贰(背离;违异);乖背(违背);乖则(违反法则) (For example: guāilǐ (to go against established customs); guāijiǎo (to contradict); guāièr (to diverge); guāibèi (to violate); guāizé (to break laws).)

乖巧 guāi qiǎo

clever (child) / smart / lovable / cute

乖戾 guāi lì

perverse (behavior) / disagreeable (character)

乖张 guāi zhāng

recalcitrant / unreasonable / peevish

卖乖 mài guāi

show off one's cleverness

乖觉 guāi jué

perceptive / alert / clever / shrewd

乖孩子 guāi hái zi

poppet

乖谬 guāi miù

ridiculous / abnormal

乖离 guāi lí

to part / to separate / to deviate

乖僻 guāi pì

peculiar / eccentric

乖顺 guāi shùn

obedient (colloquial)

乖乖 guāi guāi

goodness gracious! / oh my lord!

Input Method for 乖

Pinyinguai1

Wubi

tfux

Cangjie

hjlp

Zhengma

metr

Four Corner

20112

Unicode

U+4e56

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