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】
60 results for *贼*
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盗贼dào zéi
robber
海贼hǎi zéi
pirate
窃贼qiè zéi
thief
乌贼wū zéi
cuttlefish
卖国贼mài guó zéi
traitor
山贼shān zéi
brigand
叛贼pàn zéi
renegade; traitor
抓贼zhuā zéi
to catch a thief
作贼zuò zéi
to be a thief
反贼fǎn zéi
(imperial China) rebel; traitor; (post-1949) enemy of the state; counter-revolutionary; (slang) dissident (used self-referentially, esp. in pro-democracy circles)
国贼guó zéi
traitor to the nation
奸贼jiān zéi
a traitor; a treacherous bandit
工贼gōng zéi
strikebreaker; scab; traitor to the working class
惯贼guàn zéi
habitual thief
毛贼máo zéi
thief
狗贼gǒu zéi
(insult) brigand; swindler
积贼jī zéi
confirmed thief
篡贼cuàn zéi
usurper
蟊贼máo zéi
insect that damages cereal crop seedlings; (lit. and fig.) vermin; a person harmful to the country and the people
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
逆贼nì zéi
renegade; traitor and bandit
闹贼nào zéi
(coll.) to be burglarized
飞贼fēi zéi
cat burglar; burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls; intruding enemy airman; air marauder
马贼mǎ zéi
horse thief; (old) group of horse-mounted bandits
鸡贼jī zéi
(dialect) stingy; miserly; crafty; cunning
上贼船shàng zéi chuán
lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom); fig. to associate with criminals
中贼鸥zhōng zéi ōu
(bird species of China) pomarine jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus)
枪乌贼qiāng wū zéi
squid
海贼版hǎi zéi bǎn
(ACG) pirated version; unauthorized copy
海贼王Hǎi zéi wáng
One Piece (manga and anime)
盗墓贼dào mù zéi
tomb robber; grave robber
老家贼lǎo jiā zéi
(dialect) sparrow
采花贼cǎi huā zéi
rapist
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
乱臣贼子luàn chén zéi zǐ
rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel
做贼心虚zuò zéi xīn xū
to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
关门捉贼guān mén zhuō zéi
to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
吸血乌贼xī xuè wū zéi
vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)
擒贼擒王qín zéi qín wáng
(idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader
民贼独夫mín zéi dú fū
tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
独夫民贼dú fū mín zéi
tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
短尾贼鸥duǎn wěi zéi ōu
(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
认贼作父rèn zéi zuò fù
lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal; to sell oneself to the enemy