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討好賣乖

简 讨好卖乖 · 繁 討好賣乖
Mandarin · pinyin tǎo hǎo mài guāi

Meanings

  1. to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
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討
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好
hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
賣
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乖
guāi · rebel; crafty, shrewd
讨
tǎo · to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry
卖
mài · sell; betray; show off
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3–3–4–1 · tao3 hao3 mai4 guai1

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tou2 hou2 maai6 gwaai1

Cantonese word readings for 討好賣乖. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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tou2 hou2 maai6 gwaai1

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