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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「偷合取容」, with more below.

Learn about the idiom 「偷合取容」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.

Flattering and pleasing others allows one to survive. Same as “secretly having sex”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tōu hé qǔ róng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tau1 hap6 cheui2 yung4

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.