| 偷 | 1236C20 91A.00-8 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄊㄡ [tou1] . [Usu. printed  ] | ||
| N. | Burglar: 小偷兒 petty thief. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To steal (oft. forming words with nn. or vbb. like a prefix meaning secretly, stealthily): 偷東西 steal things (jewelry, etc.); 偷取，偷來，例得 succeed in stealing; 我被偷了 I have been burglarized; 偷竊 [tou1qie4]↓; 偷雞摸狗 small burglar of the type of dog thieves and chicken thieves; 偷工減料 (contractors) save illegally on material and labor; 偷棺掘墓 break into tombs to rob the dead; 偷天換日 audacious scheme of cheating people; 偷龍轉鳳 secretly steal male child and substitute female child; 偷人，偷漢子 (of women) have illicit relations with men; 偷香竊玉 (of men) have illicit relations with women; 偷情，偷期 [tou1qing2], [tou1qi2]↓; 偷看，偷窺，偷眼兒 to keep, act like a Peeping Tom; 偷聽 eavesdrop; 偷嘴 steal food; 偷青 steal green crops, melons, fruit; 偷雨不偷雪，偷風不偷月 thieves steal on rainy or windy nights, not on snowy or moonlight nights; 偷寒送暖 do everything to help, see to the comfort of (friends). (2) To attack by surprise or at night: 偷營 night attack on camp. (3) To do s.t. illegally: 偷稅 smuggle, evade tax. (4) To steal a moment of leisure, live on borrowed time: 苟且偷生 live on without ambition; 偷安 [tou1an1]↓; 偷工夫 steal a moment; 偷空兒 ([tou1kong4er0]) 來 manage to come at what spare moments possible; 偷閒 [tou1xian2]↓. | |||||
| Adj. | (AC) lazy, mean: 則民不偷 then the people will not be lazy or deceitful; 偷薄 mean, decadent (customs). | |||||
| Adv. | Secretly: 偷往 go secretly; 偷著來 come secretly; 偷看書 read, consult books stealthily; 偷偷兒 [tou1tou1er0]. | |||||
| Words | 1. 偷安 [tou1an1], v.i., have no higher ambition than just to get by. 2. 偷巧 [tou1qiao3], v.i., do s.t. not properly to save trouble. 3. 偷竊 [tou1qie4], v.t. & n., to steal; thievery, a thief. 4. 偷期 [tou1qi2], v.i., (MC) see [tou1qing2]↓. 5. 偷情 [tou2qing2], v.i., have illicit relations with men, women. 6. 偷空（兒） [tou1kong4]([er0]), adv., when one can get away from duties (come for a visit, etc.). 7. 偷兒 [tou1er0], n., a petty thief: 小偷兒. 8. 偷懶（兒） [tou1lan3]([tou1la3er0]), v.i., to idle or be negligent at work. 9. 偷冷的 [tou1leng3de0], adv., (coll.) unexpectedly. 10. 偷生 [tou1sheng1], v.i., live on without meaning or purpose. 11. 偷閒 [tou1xian2], v.i., spare a few moments from work to do s.t. else. 12. 偷襲 [tou1xi2], v.t., make a surprise attack on enemy (camp). 13. 偷偷（兒） [tou1tou1]([’l), adv., stealthily; tou1tou1](['l), also 偷偷摸摸的 tou1tou1mou1mou1de0]. 14. 偷嘴 [tou1zui3], v.i., steal food. 15. 偷油兒 [tou1you2er0], adj., slippery and lazy. | |||||