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rauhanga

1. (modifier) cunning, deceitful, crafty, devious, shrewd, resourceful.

Nā ngā mahi rauhanga me te ture, ka tangohia e te kāwanatanga te nui o te whenua Māori (T Ara 2016). / Through the deceitful activities and the law the majority of Māori land was taken.

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2. (noun) cunning, deceit, guile, deviousness.

He kino ngā kupu a tōna māngai he rauhanga hoki (PT Nga Waiata 36:3). / The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit.

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3. (noun) tactic, trick, device, ploy, manoeuvre, stratagem.

Ka huri a Poananga ki te whakatinana i ngā rauhanga he mea waihanga e ia i Kōrea me Mareia ki te raki (TTR 2000:154). / Poananga set about putting into practice the stratagems he had developed in Korea and North Malaya.

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Synonyms: tiriki, nuka, nekeneke

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