關門捉賊 guān mén zhuō zéi

to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
to close; to shut; to turn off
door; gate; doorway
to capture; to grab; to clutch
thief; extremely; wily