| 巧 | 523A35 31S.50-3 | 部居  | 畫數 5 | ㄑㄧㄠˇ [qiao3] | ||
| N. | (1) Small skills: 技巧 skillful, also skills; 巧奪天工 divine skill. (2) Seventh day of seventh lunar month: 巧夕 [qiao3xi4]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | (1) Intelligent, clever, skillful: 靈巧 clever (handicaraft, mind); 巧思 a clever thought; 巧言 clever words; 巧語 a clever saying; 巧計 clever strategy: 巧工 clever art work; 巧匠 clever carpenter or artisan; 巧手 a skillful hand, artisan; 巧婦難為無米之炊 even a clever woman cannot cook a meal without rice; 巧發奇中 a clever, penetrating remark. (2) Artful, deceiving: 巧詐 [qiao3zha4]↓; 巧辯 specious argument; 花言巧語 a lot of artful talk, pretty words; 奸巧 deceitful (person); 巧言令色鮮矣仁 (Confu.) artful speech and flashy manners seldom indicate a real man; 取巧 do things by irregular ways; 巧吏，巧宦 clever politician. | |||||
| Adv. | (1) Cleverly: 巧詆 criticize or attack artfully. (2) Fortuitously, by a happy chance: 巧遇 extraordinary meeting (of a person); 巧合 strangely fits (prophecy, etc.); 恰巧 ditto; see 巧當兒 [qiao3dang1er0]↓; 湊巧 it happens by luck; 趕巧兒 at the most opportune moment (s.o. arrives, etc.); 巧極了，巧得很 what a coincidence! 這可巧了 this is indeed an extraordinary (meeting, etc.); 不巧 unfortunately. | |||||
| Words | 1. 巧當兒 [qiao3dang1er0], adv. & n., by a good chance, a chance opportunity. 2. 巧故 [qiao3gu4], n., (AC) artful deceit. 3. 巧詐 [qiao3zha4], adj., deceitful. 4. 巧勁兒 [qiao3jie4er0], n., (1) great skill (usu. manual); (2) unexpected meeting, event. 5. 巧捷 [qiao3jie2], adj., skillful, fast. 6. 巧計 [qiao3ji4], n., clever stratagem, trick. 7. 巧妙 [qiao3miao4], adj., wonderful (turn of events, art work). 8. 巧舌 [qiao3she2], n., clever words. 9. 巧夕 [qiao3xi4], see the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, see 七夕 70.70. 10. 巧宗兒 [qiao3zong1er0], n., a piece of good luck: 是巧宗兒，你們都得了 if good luck comes, you all will share it. | |||||