偷雞摸狗

See also: 偷鸡摸狗

Chinese

		to bluff	feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy	dog
trad. (偷雞摸狗/偷鷄摸狗)		偷雞/偷鷄	摸	狗
simp. (偷鸡摸狗)		偷鸡	摸	狗
Literally: “to steal chickens and touch dogs”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tōujīmōgǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tau¹ gai¹ mo² gau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tōujīmōgǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄡ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄛ ㄍㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: toujimogǒu
    • Wade–Giles: tʻou¹-chi¹-mo¹-kou³
    • Yale: tōu-jī-mwō-gǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: toujimhogoou
    • Palladius: тоуцзимогоу (touczimogou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tau¹ gai¹ mo² gau²
    • Yale: tāu gāi mó gáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tau¹ gai¹ mo² gau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: teo¹ gei¹ mo² geo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ kɐi̯⁵⁵ mɔː³⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

偷雞摸狗

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