得便宜卖乖

Traditional: 得便宜賣乖

dé pián yi mài guāi

Dictionary entry

to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise

What does 得便宜卖乖 mean?

得便宜卖乖 (dé pián yi mài guāi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise

2to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited

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得déto obtain · to get 便biànplain · informal 宜Yísurname Yi 卖màito sell · to betray 乖guāi(of a child) obedient, well-behaved · clever

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How to pronounce 得便宜卖乖

得便宜卖乖

dé pián yi mài guāi

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