created sense approved 卖乖/賣乖 · màiguāi · to show off — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
卖乖 / 賣乖
màiguāi
to show off
To flaunt one's cleverness or show off how smart one is
卖, 乖
卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to show off 乖 (literal) → 乖 · guāi · clever
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created sense approved 卖乖/賣乖 · màiguāi · to act hard done by — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
卖乖 / 賣乖
màiguāi
to act hard done by
To pretend to be aggrieved or to have suffered a loss even after receiving a clear benefit; often used in the phrase [[得了便宜还卖乖|得了便宜還賣乖|de2 le5 pian2 yi5 hai2 mai4 guai1]]
卖, 乖
卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to show off 乖 (literal) → 乖 · guāi · clever
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created sense approved 卖乖/賣乖 · màiguāi · to curry favor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
卖乖 / 賣乖
màiguāi
to curry favor
To try to please others with flattering words or behavior to gain favor or attention
卖, 乖
卖 (literal) → 卖/賣 · mài · to show off 乖 (literal) → 乖 · guāi · clever
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition