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偷香竊玉. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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to steal; to pilfer
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fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury fragrant; incense; (of food) savoury; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular |
steal; secretly; personally
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jade
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| trad. (偷香竊玉)
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偷
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香
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竊
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玉
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| simp. (偷香窃玉)
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偷
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香
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窃
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玉
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| Literally: “stolen scent, pilfered jade”.
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Pronunciation
Noun
偷香竊玉
- (idiomatic) love affair; philandering, secret illicit sex