偷摸 tōu mō ㄊㄡ ㄇㄛ tau1 mo2
- surreptitious; sneaky
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偷
- 偷偷 tōu tōu ㄊㄡ ㄊㄡ tau1 tau1 stealthily
- 偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn ㄊㄡ ㄌㄢˇ tau1 laan5 to goof off
- 偷渡 tōu dù ㄊㄡ ㄉㄨˋ tau1 dou6 illegal immigration
- 偷看 tōu kàn ㄊㄡ ㄎㄢˋ tau1 hon3 to peep
- 偷窥 偷窺 tōu kuī ㄊㄡ ㄎㄨㄟ tau1 kwai1 to peep
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- 小偷 xiǎo tōu ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ siu2 tau1 thief
- 小偷儿 小偷兒 xiǎo tōu r ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄡ ㄦ siu2 tau1 ji4 erhua form of 小偷
- 偷人 tōu rén ㄊㄡ ㄖㄣˊ tau1 jan4 (of a married woman) to cheat on her husband; to have an affair
- 偷加 tōu jiā ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧㄚ tau1 gaa1 to surreptitiously add (sth that shouldn't be there)
- 偷去 tōu qù ㄊㄡ ㄑㄩˋ tau1 heoi3 to steal
- 偷取 tōu qǔ ㄊㄡ ㄑㄩˇ tau1 ceoi2 to steal
- 偷吃 tōu chī ㄊㄡ ㄔ tau1 hek3 to eat on the sly
- 偷子 tōu zi ㄊㄡ ˙ㄗ tau1 zi2 thief
- 偷安 tōu ān ㄊㄡ ㄢ tau1 on1 to shirk responsibility
- 偷工 tōu gōng ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ tau1 gung1 to skimp on the job
- 偷师 偷師 tōu shī ㄊㄡ ㄕ tau1 si1 to steal techniques; to learn secretly from sb else's skills or methods
- 偷情 tōu qíng ㄊㄡ ㄑㄧㄥˊ tau1 cing4 to carry on a clandestine love affair
- 偷惰 tōu duò ㄊㄡ ㄉㄨㄛˋ tau1 do6 to skive off work
- 偷拍 tōu pāi ㄊㄡ ㄆㄞ tau1 paak3 to photograph or film sb without their knowledge or consent
- 偷排 tōu pái ㄊㄡ ㄆㄞˊ tau1 paai4 to dump illegally
摸
- 摸索 mō suo ㄇㄛ ˙ㄙㄨㄛ mo2 saak3 to feel about
- 抚摸 撫摸 fǔ mō ㄈㄨˇ ㄇㄛ fu2 mo2 to gently caress and stroke
- 触摸 觸摸 chù mō ㄔㄨˋ ㄇㄛ zuk1 mo2 to touch
- 估摸 gū mo ㄍㄨ ˙ㄇㄛ gu2 mo2 to reckon
- 咂摸 zā mo ㄗㄚ ˙ㄇㄛ zaap3 mo2 (dialect) to savor
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- 学摸 學摸 xué mo ㄒㄩㄝˊ ˙ㄇㄛ hok6 mo2 variant of 踅摸
- 寻摸 尋摸 xún mo ㄒㄩㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄛ cam4 mo2 to look for
- 捉摸 zhuō mō ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄛ zuk1 mo2 to fathom
- 探摸 tàn mō ㄊㄢˋ ㄇㄛ taam3 mo2 to feel for sth
- 摸吧 mō bā ㄇㄛ ㄅㄚ mo2 baa1 touch bar (hostess bar that allows physical contact)
- 摸底 mō dǐ ㄇㄛ ㄉㄧˇ mo2 dai2 to have a clear view (of a situation)
- 摸彩 mō cǎi ㄇㄛ ㄘㄞˇ mo2 coi2 to draw lots
- 摸排 mō pái ㄇㄛ ㄆㄞˊ mo2 paai4 thorough search
- 摸清 mō qīng ㄇㄛ ㄑㄧㄥ mo2 cing1 to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain
- 摸牌 mō pái ㄇㄛ ㄆㄞˊ mo2 paai2 to draw a tile (at mahjong)
- 摸脉 摸脈 mō mài ㄇㄛ ㄇㄞˋ mo2 mak6 to feel sb's pulse
- 摸象 mō xiàng ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ mo2 zoeng6 to touch an elephant (of proverbial blind people)
- 摸鱼 摸魚 mō yú ㄇㄛ ㄩˊ mo2 jyu2 to catch fish
- 摸黑 mō hēi ㄇㄛ ㄏㄟ mo2 hak1 to grope about in the dark
- 约摸 約摸 yuē mo ㄩㄝ ˙ㄇㄛ joek3 mok2 variant of 约莫
Idioms with these characters
- 不偷不抢 不偷不搶 bù tōu bù qiǎng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄡ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄤˇ bat1 tau1 bat1 coeng2 to be law-abiding (idiom)
- 苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄢ gau2 ce2 tau1 on1 seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
- 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng ㄍㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄝˇ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ gau2 ce2 tau1 sang1 to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
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- 忙里偷闲 忙裡偷閑 máng lǐ tōu xián ㄇㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄢˊ mong4 leoi5 tau1 haan4 (idiom) to snatch a moment of leisure in the midst of a busy schedule
- 忍垢偷生 rěn gòu tōu shēng ㄖㄣˇ ㄍㄡˋ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ jan2 gau3 tau1 sang1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
- 忍辱偷生 rěn rǔ tōu shēng ㄖㄣˇ ㄖㄨˇ ㄊㄡ ㄕㄥ jan2 juk6 tau1 sang1 to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
- 偷工减料 偷工減料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào ㄊㄡ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ tau1 gung1 gaam2 liu2 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
- 偷鸡摸狗 偷雞摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄡˇ tau1 gai1 mo2 gau2 to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)
- 偷梁换柱 偷梁換柱 tōu liáng huàn zhù ㄊㄡ ㄌㄧㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨˋ tau1 loeng4 wun6 cyu5 lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
- 偷天换日 偷天換日 tōu tiān huàn rì ㄊㄡ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄖˋ tau1 tin1 wun6 jat6 to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
- 鬼摸脑壳 鬼摸腦殼 guǐ mō nǎo ké ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄛ ㄋㄠˇ ㄎㄜˊ gwai2 mo2 nou5 hok3 (idiom) muddled; momentarily confused
- 合眼摸象 hé yǎn mō xiàng ㄏㄜˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hap6 ngaan5 mo2 zoeng6 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
- 浑水摸鱼 渾水摸魚 hún shuǐ mō yú ㄏㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄛ ㄩˊ wan4 seoi2 mo2 jyu4 to fish in troubled water (idiom); to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
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- 盲人摸象 máng rén mō xiàng ㄇㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ maang4 jan4 mo2 zoeng6 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture
- 摸金校尉 mō jīn xiào wèi ㄇㄛ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ mo2 gam1 gaau3 wai3 (idiom) military title said to have existed in the Han dynasty, allegedly granted to officials tasked with retrieving gold from tombs to fund military campaigns; (in popular fiction) tomb raider
- 偷偷摸摸 tōu tōu mō mō ㄊㄡ ㄊㄡ ㄇㄛ ㄇㄛ tau1 tau1 mo1 mo1 (idiom) surreptitious; sneaky
- 瞎子摸象 xiā zi mō xiàng ㄒㄧㄚ ˙ㄗ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ hat6 zi2 mo2 zoeng6 blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture
- 众盲摸象 眾盲摸象 zhòng máng mō xiàng ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄤˊ ㄇㄛ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zung3 maang4 mo2 zoeng6 multitude of blind people touch an elephant (idiom, from Nirvana sutra 大般涅盘经); fig. unable to see the big picture
- 捉摸不定 zhuō mō bù dìng ㄓㄨㄛ ㄇㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ zuk1 mo2 bat1 ding6 (idiom) unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down