居心叵测

居心叵測

jūxīnpǒcè

idiom #37,839

Meanings

1 harboring unfathomable intentions
2 with sinister motives

Characters

to harbor; to hold

to measure; to fathom

Examples

他居心叵测，你要小心。

Tā jūxīn pǒcè, nǐ yào xiǎoxīn.

His intentions are sinister; be careful.

那封匿名信居心叵测。

Nà fēng nìmíng xìn jūxīn pǒcè.

That anonymous letter had malicious intent behind it.

Tips

usage

叵 means 'cannot'; 测 means 'to gauge'. Used as a strong negative judgment about someone's motives, always pejorative.

memory

叵 is literally 不可 (cannot) squashed together, 'his mind cannot be probed'.

Stroke Order

居 jū

心 xīn

叵 pǒ

测 cè