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得便宜賣乖

简 得便宜卖乖 · 繁 得便宜賣乖
Mandarin · pinyin dé pián yi mài guāi

Meanings

  1. to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise
  2. to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited
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Characters in this entry

得
dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
便
biàn · convenience, ease; expedient
宜
yí · suitable, right, fitting, proper
賣
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乖
guāi · rebel; crafty, shrewd
卖
mài · sell; betray; show off
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2–2–5–4–1 · de2 pian2 yi5 mai4 guai1

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得便宜賣乖 · de2 pian2 yi5 mai4 guai1
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source line 40,260
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Exact source record得便宜賣乖 得便宜卖乖 [de2 pian2 yi5 mai4 guai1] /to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise/to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited/