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猴子偷桃

hóu zi tōu táodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
"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
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

猴子偷桃 猴子偷桃 [hou2 zi5 tou1 tao2] /"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/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 猴
    hóu

    monkey / CL:隻|只[zhī]

  • 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[wǔ děng jué wèi] / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary / subordinate / (prefix) sub-

    zi

    noun suffix, as in 椅子[yǐ zi] "chair"

  • 偷
    tōu

    to steal / (bound form) thief / (bound form) secretly / on the sly

  • 桃
    táo

    peach

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.