Word
| HSK | Not in HSK |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | Unknown |
竊鉤者誅，竊國者侯 qiè gōu zhě zhū ， qiè guó zhě hóu
DEFINITIONS
- steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
CHARACTERS
| 竊 qiè | secretly, stealthily; steal; thief |
| 鉤 gōu | hook, barb; sickle; stroke with |
| 者 zhě | that which; he who; those who |
| 誅 zhū | execute, kill, put to death; punish |
| 竊 qiè | secretly, stealthily; steal; thief |
| 國 guó | nation, country, nation-state |
| 者 zhě | that which; he who; those who |
| 侯 hóu | marquis, lord; target in archery |