討好賣乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi

DEFINITIONS

  1. to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

CHARACTERS

討 tǎo to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry
好 hǎo
HSK 1
good, excellent, fine; well
賣 mài sell; betray; show off
乖 guāi
HSK 5
rebel; crafty, shrewd