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順手牽羊 (seon6 sau2 hin1 joeng4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

順手牽羊 (seon6 sau2 hin1 joeng4, shùn shǒu qiān yáng) — lit. to lead away a goat while passing by (idiom); fig. to opportunistically pocket sb's possessions and walk off

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 順住 (seon6 zyu6) — along
• 順喉 (seon6 hau4) — to describe something (food or drink) that is easy on the throat
• 順帶一提 (seon6 daai3 jat1 tai4) — by the way; incidentally; just to mention in passing
• 順得哥情失嫂意 (seon6 dak1 go1 cing4 sat1 sou2 ji3) — to be the'pig in the middle'; 'piggy in the middle'
• 順德人 (seon6 dak1 jan4) — people from the Shunde district in in Guangdong, China
• 順攤 (seon6 taan1) — an easy-going attitude; not fussed; (running) smoothly

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