| 猴子偷桃 |
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 |
| 猴 |
hóu |
monkey / CL:只 |
| 猴子 |
hóu zi |
monkey / CL:只 |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |
| 偷 |
tōu |
to steal / to pilfer / to snatch / thief / stealthily |
| 桃 |
táo |
peach |