蔫兒壞 niān r huài

appearing genuine, but actually nasty or devious

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. appearing genuine, but actually nasty or devious
  2. 2. see also 蔫土匪niān tǔ fěi

Characters

Character Meaning
蔫 niān
listless; to wilt; to wither
兒 r
non-syllabic diminutive suffix; retroflex final; child
壞 huài
bad; broken; to break down