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卖乖

mài guāi

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Definitions

1. to show off one's cleverness
2. (of sb who has received beneficial treatment) to profess to have been hard done by

Words Containing 卖乖

tǎo hǎo mài guāi

to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

得便宜卖乖

dé pián yi mài guāi

to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise

sā jiāo mài guāi

to behave ingratiatingly

Child Words of 卖乖

(of a child) obedient, well-behaved

to sell