偷香竊玉

偷香竊玉

See also: 偷香窃玉

Chinese

		to steal; to pilfer	fragrant; incense; (of food) savory fragrant; incense; (of food) savory; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular	steal; secretly; personally	jade
trad. (偷香竊玉)		偷	香	竊	玉
simp. (偷香窃玉)		偷	香	窃	玉
Literally: “stolen scent, pilfered jade”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tōuxiāngqièyù

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tau¹ hoeng¹ sit³ juk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: tōuxiāngqièyù
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄩˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: toushiangchiehyiw
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: tau¹ hoeng¹ sit³ juk⁶
    • Yale: tāu hēung sit yuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tau¹ hoeng¹ sit⁸ juk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: teo¹ hêng¹ xid³ yug⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵ siːt̚³ jʊk̚²/

Noun

偷香竊玉

1. (idiomatic) love affair; philandering, secret illicit sex