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得便宜卖乖

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dé pián yi mài guāi

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Definitions

  1. 1. to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise
  2. 2. to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited

Child Words of 得便宜卖乖

乖
guāi

(of a child) obedient, well-behaved

便
biàn

plain

便宜
biàn yí

convenient

便宜
pián yi

cheap

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

卖
mài

to sell

宜
yí

proper

得便
dé biàn

at one's convenience

卖乖
mài guāi

to show off one's cleverness

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