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竊取

简窃取 · 繁竊取

Mandarin · pinyin qiè qǔ

to steal (usu. private information, intellectual property etc)

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取: qǔ · take, receive, obtain; select
窃: qiè · secretly, stealthily; steal; thief

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4–3 · qie4 qu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sit3 ceoi2

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verb

to steal; to snatch; to seize; to filch

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