偷雞不著蝕把米 tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]

CHARACTERS

偷 tōu to steal, burglar, thief
雞 jī chickens; domestic fowl
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
著 zháo manifest; (Cant.) to wear
蝕 shí nibble away; erode; eclipse
把 bǎ hold, take; guard; regard as
米 mǐ hulled or husked uncooked rice