偷偷摸摸

Chinese

		to steal; to pilfer	to steal; to pilfer	feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy	feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy
simp. and trad. (偷偷摸摸)		偷	偷	摸	摸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tōutōumōmō

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄡㄊㄡㄇㄛㄇㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tau¹ tau¹ mo¹ mo¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tōutōumōmō → tōutoumōmō (toneless variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄡㄊㄡㄇㄛㄇㄛ → ㄊㄡ ˙ㄊㄡㄇㄛㄇㄛ (toneless variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tou.toumhomho
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/ → /tʰoʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯² mu̯ɔ⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tau¹ tau¹ mo¹ mo¹
  - Yale: tāu tāu mō mō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tau¹ tau¹ mo¹ mo¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: teo¹ teo¹ mo¹ mo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰɐu̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵/

Idiom

偷偷摸摸

surreptitious; furtive; sneaky

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 掩掩揜揜

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