猴子偷桃 (hóu zi tōu táo)

猴子偷桃

hóu zi tōu táo

Meaning

"monkey steals the peach" (martial arts), distracting an opponent with one hand and seizing his testicles with the other
(coll.) grabbing sb by the balls

Characters and stroke order

猴 hóu

monkey, ape; like a monkey

radical 94 ⽝ · 12 strokes

子 zi

son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

偷 tōu

to steal; burglar, thief

radical 9 ⼈ · 11 strokes

桃 táo

peach; marriage; surname

radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

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