lǎo​là

shrewd and ruthless

老辣 lǎo​là
shrewd and ruthless
shrewd and experienced while also being ruthless or unscrupulous; determined and drastic in action
incisive
incisive and vigorous in style, particularly regarding writing or speech; mature and sharp
shrewd
experienced and shrewd in handling matters, especially used in dialects like those of Sichuan and Hubei

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0.030 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.449 per million

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