much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)
trad. 不怕賊偷就怕賊惦記
Also written 不怕賊偷就怕賊惦記【bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì】
Characters in this word
7不
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no; not so, (bound form) not; un-
- Pinyin
- bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 9 of 2500
怕
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surname Pa
- Pinyin
- Pà
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 785 of 2500
贼
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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)
- Pinyin
- zéi
- Traditional
- 賊
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 4535 of 2500
偷
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to steal, to pilfer, to snatch, thief, stealthily
- Pinyin
- tōu
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 922 of 2500
就
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(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then, (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after, (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely; nothing else but; simply; just; precisely; exactly, only; as little as, as much as; as many as, to approach; to move towards, to undertake; to engage in, (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of, (of food) to go with, with regard to; concerning, (bound form) to reach; to attain (as in 一蹴而就[yi1 cu4 er2 jiu4]), (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ..., (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ...
- Pinyin
- jiù
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 14 of 2500
惦
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to think of, to remember, to miss
- Pinyin
- diàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 48023 of 2500
记
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to record, to note, to memorize, to remember, mark, sign, classifier for blows, kicks, shots
- Pinyin
- jì
- Traditional
- 記
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 3754 of 2500