4 characters Idiom and proverb 17 265

Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「偷偷摸摸」, with details below.

Here is the Chinese idiom 「偷偷摸摸」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

Describes doing things secretly and not daring to let others know.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tōu tōu mō mō

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tau1 tau1 mo1/mo2 mo1/mo2

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.