wiles and cunning; craftiness and treachery
A rare, literary yojijukugo describing a person who uses flattery, deceit, and clever scheming for malicious ends. Not used in everyday conversation; found in classical or formal texts.
One must not entrust the country to those of wiles and treachery.
Rare yojijukugo; the kanji 奸 (wicked), 佞 (flattery), 邪 (evil), and 智 (wisdom) combine to suggest cunning and treachery. The variant 奸佞邪知 uses 知 instead of 智.
Variant spelling with 知 (knowledge) instead of 智 (wisdom).
A yojijukugo combining four kanji: 奸 (wickedness), 佞 (flattery), 邪 (evil), and 智 (wisdom). The exact origin is uncertain, but it follows classical Chinese patterns of compounding negative traits to describe a treacherous, cunning person.