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不怕賊偷就怕賊惦記
简 不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记 · 繁 不怕賊偷就怕賊惦記Mandarin · pinyin bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì
Meanings
- much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)
Characters in this entry
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 怕
- pà · to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
- 賊
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- 偷
- tōu · to steal, burglar, thief
- 就
- jiù · just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
- 惦
- diàn · think of, remember, miss
- 記
- jì · record; keep in mind, remember
- 贼
- zéi · thief, traitor; kill
- 记
- jì · record; keep in mind, remember
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Mandarin tones
4–4–2–1–4–4–2–4–4 · bu4 pa4 zei2 tou1 jiu4 pa4 zei2 dian4 ji4
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