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偷香竊玉

偷香竊玉

See also: 偷香窃玉

Chinese

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|- ! !to steal; to pilfer

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fragrant; incense; (of food) savory; appetizing; sweet; scented; popular

!I beg to presume; steal !jade |- !trad. (偷香竊玉) | | | | |- !simp. (偷香窃玉) | | | | |- !Literally: “stolen scent, pilfered jade”. |}

Noun

偷香竊玉

  1. (idiomatic) love affair; philandering, secret illicit sex