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竊國者侯，竊鉤者誅
简 窃国者侯，窃钩者诛 · 繁 竊國者侯，竊鉤者誅Mandarin · pinyin qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū
Meanings
- steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子 Zhuāng zǐ)
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- 竊
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- 國
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- 者
- zhě · that which; he who; those who
- 侯
- hóu · marquis, lord; target in archery
- 鉤
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- 誅
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- 窃
- qiè · secretly, stealthily; steal; thief
- 国
- guó · nation, country, nation-state
- 钩
- gōu · hook, barb; sickle; stroke with
- 诛
- zhū · execute, kill, put to death; punish
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sit3 gwok3 ze2 hau4 ，sit3 ngau1 ze2 zyu1
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