Illustration: During an adult neighborhood sports day in Japan, a relay runner secretly extends a foot across a rival's path just before the exchange area. Their upper body performs an exaggerated friendly gesture toward the finish, while their eyes check whether the official is looking away.

JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

卑ひ劣れつ

hiretsu

despicable, underhanded

Example sentences

彼かれは卑劣ひれつなやつです。
He is a mean fellow.
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卑劣ひれつな手口てぐちだったよな。
It was a dirty trick.
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おばあさんをだますなんて彼かれは卑劣ひれつだ。
It is mean of him to deceive an elderly lady.
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Kanji in 卑劣

卑lowly; baseOnヒKunいやしい・いやしむ・いやしめる
劣inferiority; be inferior toOnレツKunおとる

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