Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "贼" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "贼" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
a traitor / a treacherous bandit
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
To catch a thief you must find the stolen goods.
擒贼先擒王 qín zéi xiān qín wáng
destroy the leader and the gang will collapse
to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
(insult) brigand / swindler
insect that damages cereal crop seedlings / (lit. and fig.) vermin / a person harmful to the country and the people
renegade / traitor and bandit
horse thief / (old) group of horse-mounted bandits
lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal / to sell oneself to the enemy
cat burglar / burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls / intruding enemy airman / air marauder
blackleg / scab / strike-breaker
booty / spoils / stolen goods