Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
窃国者侯，窃钩者诛 qiè guó zhě hóu ， qiè gōu zhě zhū
big thieves rule; small thieves are killed
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子zhuāng zǐ)
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to steal; secretly; (humble) I
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country; nation; state
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(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
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surname Hou; nobleman or high official
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to steal; secretly; (humble) I
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hook; to hook; check mark or tick
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(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...
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to punish; to put (a criminal) to death
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