讨好卖乖

Traditional: 討好賣乖

tǎo hǎo mài guāi

Dictionary entry

to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

What does 讨好卖乖 mean?

讨好卖乖 (tǎo hǎo mài guāi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

Character breakdown

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讨tǎoto invite · to provoke 好hǎogood · appropriate; proper 卖màito sell · to betray 乖guāi(of a child) obedient, well-behaved · clever

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讨好卖乖

tǎo hǎo mài guāi

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