得便宜卖乖 in English de2 pian2 yi5 mai4 guai1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to have benefited from sth but pretend otherwise
  • to claim to be hard done by, even though one has benefited

Simplified Characters

得 便 宜 卖 乖

Traditional Characters

得 便 宜 賣 乖

Pinyin

de2 pian2 yi5 mai4 guai1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

得de2to obtain 便bian4plain 宜yi2surname Yi 卖mai4to sell 乖guai1(of a child) obedient, well-behaved