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贼zéi
  1. thief; robber; (bound form) traitor; subversive; (bound form) evil; wicked; sly; shifty; devious; (literary) to harm; to injure; (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)

    trad. 賊

Also written 賊【zéi】

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贼亮zéi liàng

bright; shiny; dazzling; glaring

贼心zéi xīn

evil intentions

贼死zéi sǐ

completely; utterly (dialect)

贼眼zéi yǎn

shifty gaze; furtive glance

贼秃zéi tū

(derog.) Buddhist monk

贼窝zéi wō

thieves' lair

贼船zéi chuán

pirate ship; fig. venture of dubious merit; criminal gang; reactionary faction

贼喊捉贼zéi hǎn zhuō zéi

lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom); fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself; to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others

贼头贼脑zéi tóu zéi nǎo

lit. to behave like a thief; furtive; underhand

贼眉贼眼zéi méi zéi yǎn

see 賊眉鼠眼|贼眉鼠眼[zei2 mei2 shu3 yan3]

贼眉鼠眼zéi méi shǔ yǎn

shifty-eyed; crafty-looking (idiom)

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