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讨好卖乖

tǎo hǎo mài guāi

定義

1. to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

讨好卖乖 の構成語

• 乖 乖 guāi: (of a child) obedient, well-behaved
• 好 好 hǎo: good
• 好 好 hào: to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to
• 讨 讨 tǎo: to invite
• 讨好 讨好 tǎo hǎo: to get the desired outcome
• 卖 卖 mài: to sell
• 卖乖 卖乖 mài guāi: to show off one's cleverness