tōu pāi
to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge
tōu
to steal
to pilfer
to snatch
thief
stealthily
tōu xián
to snatch a moment of leisure
to take a break from work
tōu xián
to snatch a moment of leisure
to take a break from work
also written 偷閒|偷闲
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
jerry-building
sloppy work
tōu dù
illegal immigration
to stowaway (on a ship)
to steal across the international border
to run a blockade
tōu kuī
to peep
to peek
to act as voyeur
tōu qíng
to carry on a clandestine love affair
tōu tōu
stealthily
secretly
covertly
furtively
on the sly
tōu xí
to mount a sneak attack
to raid
tōu kàn
to peep
to peek
to steal a glance
tōu tīng
to eavesdrop
to monitor (secretly)
tōu liáng huàn zhù
lit. to steal a rafter and replace it with a column
to replace the original with a fake
to perpetrate a fraud (idiom)
tōu qù
to steal
to make off with
stolen
gǒu qiě tōu shēng
to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence
tōu dù zhě
smuggled illegal alien
stowaway
tōu jī mō gǒu
to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom); to dally with women
to have affairs
tōu jī bù chéng shí bǎ mǐ
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
to go for wool and come back shorn
tōu yǎn
to take a furtive look at
tōu ān
to shirk responsibility
thoughtless pleasure-seeking
tōu gōng
to skimp on the job
to avoid work
gǒu qiě tōu ān
seeking only ease and comfort (idiom); making no attempt to improve oneself
taking things easily without attending to responsibilities
rěn rǔ tōu shēng
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
tōu xiāng qiè yù
lit. stolen scent, pilfered jade (idiom); philandering
secret illicit sex
tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ
see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]
tōu duò
to skive off work
to be lazy
rěn gòu tōu shēng
to bear humiliation to save one's skin (idiom)
hóu zi tōu táo
"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
tōu xīng
to cheat on one's spouse
to have an affair
tōu hàn zi
(of a woman) to take a lover
tōu hàn
(of a woman) to take a lover
tōu tiān huàn rì
to engage in fraudulent activities (idiom)
skulduggery
to hoodwink people
to cheat sb audaciously
tōu chī
to eat on the sly
to pilfer food
to be unfaithful
tōu qǔ
to steal
to abstract
to appropriate
záo bì tōu guāng
lit. to pierce the wall to steal a light (idiom)
fig. to study diligently in the face of hardship
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