偷香窃玉 — Chinese idiom
偷香窃玉
tōu xiāng qiè yù
Traditional: 偷香竊玉
Meaning
- lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade ; philandering
- secret illicit sex
Character by character
- 偷tōuto steal; burglar, thief
- 香xiāngincense; fragrant, aromatic
- 窃qièto steal; thief; secret, stealthy
- 玉yùjade, gem, precious stone
Idioms sharing a character
- 不偷不抢 bù tōu bù qiǎng
- 偷偷摸摸 tōu tōu mō mō
- 偷天换日 tōu tiān huàn rì
- 偷工减料 tōu gōng jiǎn liào
- 偷梁换柱 tōu liáng huàn zhù
- 偷鸡摸狗 tōu jī mō gǒu
- 忍辱偷生 rěn rǔ tōu shēng
- 忙里偷闲 máng lǐ tōu xián
- 苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān
- 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng
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