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): ㄊㄡㄒㄧㄤㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau¹ hoeng¹ sit³ juk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tōuxiāngqièyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡㄒㄧㄤㄑㄧㄝˋ 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

(idiomatic) love affair; philandering, secret illicit sex

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