mài​guāi

feign grievance

卖乖 (賣乖) mài​guāi
feign grievance verb
to pretend to have been mistreated or to have suffered a loss despite having actually received beneficial treatment
show off verb
to show off one's cleverness or good behavior to curry favor or win praise

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Movie subtitles
0.150 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
0.433 per million

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