how to pronounce жулик

/ˈʐulʲɪk/

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жулик is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of жулик in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… кафе предыдущий мэр жулик выгнал нас на …”

meanings of жулик

noun:

Cheat, cardsharp.
Petty thief, pilferer, filcher, swindler.

жулик frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word жулик occurs in russian on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.