贼 zéi

thief, traitor; kill

HSK 6 #2001

DEFINITIONS

  • thief, traitor
  • kill
  • thief
  • traitor
  • wily
  • deceitful
  • evil
  • extremely

STROKES

WORDS

抓贼 zhuā zéi to catch a thief
采花贼 cǎi huā zéi lit. flower thief; fig. rapist
擒贼擒王 qín zéi qín wáng to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
民贼独夫 mín zéi dú fū tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
海贼 hǎi zéi pirate
海贼版 hǎi zéi bǎn pirate version; bootleg
海贼王 hǎi zéi wáng One Piece (manga and anime)
汉贼不两立 hàn zéi bù liǎng lì lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4] cannot coexist (idiom); fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky; (former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
狗贼 gǒu zéi (insult) brigand; swindler
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)
积贼 jī zéi confirmed thief
篡贼 cuàn zéi usurper
老家贼 lǎo jiā zéi (dialect) sparrow
蟊贼 máo zéi insect that damages cereal crop seedlings; (lit. and fig.) vermin; a person harmful to the country and the people
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
误上贼船 wù shàng zéi chuán lit. to mistakenly board a pirate ship; to embark on a hopeless adventure
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
贼死 zéi sǐ completely; utterly (dialect)
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)
贼秃 zéi tū (derog.) Buddhist monk
逆贼 nì zéi renegade; traitor and bandit
长尾贼鸥 cháng wěi zéi ōu (bird species of China) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
关门捉贼 guān mén zhuō zéi to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
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