賣乖

賣乖

Chinese

		sell	(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever
trad. (賣乖)		賣	乖
simp. (卖乖)		卖	乖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): màiguāi

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: màiguāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄞ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mayguai
    • IPA ^(key): /maɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯aɪ̯⁵⁵/

Verb

賣乖

1. to pretend to feel wronged
2. to be sharp but petty-minded; to show off one's cleverness