偷雞摸狗

See also: 偷鸡摸狗

Chinese

		to do less work; to be lazy and idle
trad. (偷雞摸狗)		偷雞	摸狗
simp. (偷鸡摸狗)		偷鸡	摸狗
Literally: “to steal chickens and touch dogs”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tōujīmōgǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡㄐㄧㄇㄛㄍㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau¹ gai¹ mo² gau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tōujīmōgǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡㄐㄧㄇㄛㄍㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: toujimhogoou
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau¹ gai¹ mo² gau²
  - Yale: tāu gāi mó gáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau¹ gai¹ mo² gau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: teo¹ gei¹ mo² geo²
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

偷雞摸狗

to engage in petty thievery
to not do things in an open and above board manner

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