卖乖 賣乖
卖乖 賣乖 mài guāi ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞ maai6 gwaai1
- to show off one's cleverness
- (of sb who has received beneficial treatment) to profess to have been hard done by
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卖 賣
- 倒卖 倒賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
- 出卖 出賣 chū mài ㄔㄨ ㄇㄞˋ ceot1 maai6 to offer for sale; to sell
- 外卖 外賣 wài mài ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄞˋ ngoi6 maai6 (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
- 拍卖 拍賣 pāi mài ㄆㄞ ㄇㄞˋ paak3 maai6 to auction
- 贩卖 販賣 fàn mài ㄈㄢˋ ㄇㄞˋ faan3 maai6 to sell
Show 15 more words with 卖 賣
- 买卖 買賣 mǎi mài ㄇㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ maai5 maai6 to buy and sell
- 买卖 買賣 mǎi mai ㄇㄞˇ ˙ㄇㄞ maai5 maai6 purchase and sale; transaction
- 卖座 賣座 mài zuò ㄇㄞˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ maai6 zo6 (of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers
- 卖弄 賣弄 mài nong ㄇㄞˋ ˙ㄋㄨㄥ maai6 lung6 to show off
- 专卖店 專賣店 zhuān mài diàn ㄓㄨㄢ ㄇㄞˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ zyun1 maai6 dim3 specialty store
- 兜卖 兜賣 dōu mài ㄉㄡ ㄇㄞˋ dau1 maai6 to peddle
- 叛卖 叛賣 pàn mài ㄆㄢˋ ㄇㄞˋ bun6 maai6 to betray
- 叫卖 叫賣 jiào mài ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄞˋ giu3 maai6 to hawk (one's wares)
- 售卖 售賣 shòu mài ㄕㄡˋ ㄇㄞˋ sau6 maai6 to sell
- 寄卖 寄賣 jì mài ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄞˋ gei3 maai6 to consign for sale
- 专卖 專賣 zhuān mài ㄓㄨㄢ ㄇㄞˋ zyun1 maai6 monopoly
- 拐卖 拐賣 guǎi mài ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ gwaai2 maai6 human trafficking
- 掠卖 掠賣 lüè mài ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄞˋ loek6 maai6 to press-gang sb and sell into slavery
- 捣卖 搗賣 dǎo mài ㄉㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ dou2 maai6 to resell at a profit
- 摆卖 擺賣 bǎi mài ㄅㄞˇ ㄇㄞˋ baai2 maai6 hawking
乖
- 乖巧 guāi qiǎo ㄍㄨㄞ ㄑㄧㄠˇ gwaai1 haau2 clever (child)
- 乖乖 guāi guāi ㄍㄨㄞ ㄍㄨㄞ gwaai1 gwaai1 (of a child) well-behaved
- 乖乖 guāi guai ㄍㄨㄞ ˙ㄍㄨㄞ gwaai1 gwaai1 goodness gracious!
- 乖僻 guāi pì ㄍㄨㄞ ㄆㄧˋ gwaai1 pik1 peculiar
- 乖张 乖張 guāi zhāng ㄍㄨㄞ ㄓㄤ gwaai1 zoeng1 recalcitrant
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- 乖忤 guāi wǔ ㄍㄨㄞ ㄨˇ gwaai1 ng5 stubborn
- 乖戾 guāi lì ㄍㄨㄞ ㄌㄧˋ gwaai1 leoi6 perverse (behavior)
- 乖离 guāi lí ㄍㄨㄞ ㄌㄧˊ gwaai1 lei4 to part
- 乖觉 乖覺 guāi jué ㄍㄨㄞ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gwaai1 gok3 perceptive
- 乖谬 乖謬 guāi miù ㄍㄨㄞ ㄇㄧㄡˋ gwaai1 mau6 ridiculous
- 乖迕 guāi wǔ ㄍㄨㄞ ㄨˇ gwaai1 ng6 stubborn
- 乖顺 乖順 guāi shùn ㄍㄨㄞ ㄕㄨㄣˋ gwaai1 seon6 obedient (colloquial)
- 嘴乖 zuǐ guāi ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄞ zeoi2 gwaai1 (coll.) to speak in a clever and lovable way
- 学乖 學乖 xué guāi ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄍㄨㄞ hok6 gwaai1 to learn one's lesson the hard way
- 乖乖女 guāi guāi nǚ ㄍㄨㄞ ㄍㄨㄞ ㄋㄩˇ gwaai1 gwaai1 neoi5 well-behaved girl; good girl
- 乖乖牌 guāi guāi pái ㄍㄨㄞ ㄍㄨㄞ ㄆㄞˊ gwaai1 gwaai1 paai4 good little boy (or girl)
- 撒娇卖乖 撒嬌賣乖 sā jiāo mài guāi ㄙㄚ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞ saat3 giu1 maai6 gwaai1 to behave ingratiatingly
- 时乖命蹇 時乖命蹇 shí guāi mìng jiǎn ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄞ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˇ si4 gwaai1 ming6 gin2 bad times, adverse fate (idiom)
- 讨好卖乖 討好賣乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞ tou2 hou2 maai6 gwaai1 to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
Idioms with these characters
- 卖官鬻爵 賣官鬻爵 mài guān yù jué ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄩˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ (idiom) to grant government positions or official titles in exchange for bribes
- 生炒热卖 生炒熱賣 shēng chǎo rè mài ㄕㄥ ㄔㄠˇ ㄖㄜˋ ㄇㄞˋ saang1 caau2 jit6 maai6 to sell while it's still hot (idiom); fig. in a great hurry to publish or sell (and no time to improve the product)
- 讨好卖乖 討好賣乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi ㄊㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞ tou2 hou2 maai6 gwaai1 to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
Show 3 more idioms with 卖 賣
- 倚老卖老 倚老賣老 yǐ lǎo mài lǎo ㄧˇ ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄞˋ ㄌㄠˇ ji2 lou5 maai6 lou5 (idiom) to flaunt one's seniority; to rely on one's age or length of experience to control or belittle others
- 砸锅卖铁 砸鍋賣鐵 zá guō mài tiě ㄗㄚˊ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄇㄞˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ zaap3 wo1 maai6 tit3 to be willing to sacrifice everything one has (idiom)
- 装疯卖傻 裝瘋賣傻 zhuāng fēng mài shǎ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄈㄥ ㄇㄞˋ ㄕㄚˇ zong1 fung1 maai6 so4 to play the fool (idiom)