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
trad. 賊喊捉賊
Also written 賊喊捉賊【zéi hǎn zhuō zéi】
Characters in this word
3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
喊
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to yell, to shout, to call out for (a person)
- Pinyin
- hǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 2655 of 2500
捉
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to clutch, to grab, to capture
- Pinyin
- zhuō
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 3861 of 2500