tōu​xiāng​qiè​yù

to womanize

  • created reference approved 偷香窃玉/偷香竊玉 → 窃玉偷香/竊玉偷香 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    偷香窃玉 / 偷香竊玉 tōu​xiāng​qiè​yù

    窃玉偷香 / 竊玉偷香 qiè​yù​tōu​xiāng

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  • created reference approved 偷香窃玉/偷香竊玉 → 偷香 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    偷香窃玉 / 偷香竊玉 tōu​xiāng​qiè​yù

    偷香 tōu​xiāng

    see

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  • created reference approved 偷香窃玉/偷香竊玉 → 窃玉/竊玉 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    偷香窃玉 / 偷香竊玉 tōu​xiāng​qiè​yù

    窃玉 / 竊玉 qiè​yù

    see

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  • created sense approved 偷香窃玉/偷香竊玉 · tōu​xiāng​qiè​yù · to womanize — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    偷香窃玉 / 偷香竊玉

    tōu​xiāng​qiè​yù

    to womanize

    to have secret illicit relations with a woman; to engage in philandering. Literally "stolen scent, pilfered jade", the phrase refers to classic tales of forbidden romance.

    偷香 (literal) → 偷香 · tōu​xiāng · illicit affair 窃玉 (literal) → 窃玉/竊玉 · qiè​yù · seduce women

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