得便宜卖乖 — “To take advantage of a situation or benefit from something”
得便宜卖乖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take advantage of a situation or benefit from something”. And then act smug, pretend to be innocent, or feign virtue. Literally, “gain advantage and then act clever/innocent”.
得便宜卖乖 Pronunciation and Pinyin
得便宜卖乖 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 得便宜卖乖
More idioms starting with 得
- dé得yī一wàng望shí十insatiably greedy and never satisfied
- dé得yī一zhī知jǐ己，，sǐ死kě可wú无hèn恨To find a soulmate, die without regret
- dé得bù不cháng偿sàng丧losses outweigh gains
- dé得bù不cháng偿shī失the losses outweigh the gains
- dé得bù不bǔ补shī失gains do not offset losses
- dé得bù不chóu酬shī失gains do not compensate for losses
- dé得yú于xīn心yīng应yú于shǒu手mastery of mind and hand
- dé得rén人sǐ死lì力win people's utmost loyalty and effort
- dé得rén人zhě者chāng昌，，shī失rén人zhě者wáng亡Gain support, thrive; lose support, perish
- dé得rén人qián钱cái财，，yǔ与rén人xiāo消zāi灾take money, avert disaster
- dé得xiū休biàn便xiū休know when to stop
- dé得tù兔wàng忘tí蹄forget the means once the end is achieved
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Open the tool →Questions about 得便宜卖乖
What does 得便宜卖乖 mean?
得便宜卖乖 (dé pián yi mài guāi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take advantage of a situation or benefit from something”.
How do you pronounce 得便宜卖乖?
得便宜卖乖 is pronounced dé pián yi mài guāi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 得便宜卖乖 literally mean?
Literally, 得便宜卖乖 means “gain advantage and then act clever/innocent”. It is used to mean “to take advantage of a situation or benefit from something”.
What is the Chinese definition of 得便宜卖乖?
得到好处或实惠卖弄乖巧