"suspected thief (Tw)" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 窃嫌 竊嫌 | suspected thief (Tw) |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 以毒攻毒 | to cure ills with poison (TCM) / to fight evil with evil / set a thief to catch a thief / to fight fire with fire | ||
| 恶人先告状 惡人先告狀 | the guilty party files the suit / the thief cries thief | ||
| 贼喊捉贼 賊喊捉賊 | lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom) / fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself / to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others | ||
| 涉嫌 | to be a suspect (in a crime) / to be suspected of | syn | |
| 疑似 | to be suspected to be | syn | |
| 疑凶 疑兇 | suspected of murder / criminal suspect | syn | |
| 举报可疑的不当行为 舉報可疑的不當行為 | reporting of suspected misconduct | ||
| 涉贿 涉賄 | to be suspected of bribery | ||
| 疑涉 | to be suspected of | ||
| 涉贿 涉賄 | to be suspected of bribery | ||
| 小偷 | thief | syn | |
| 窃贼 竊賊 | thief | syn | |
| 马贼 馬賊 | horse thief / (old) group of horse-mounted bandits | ||
| 抓贼 抓賊 | to catch a thief | ||
| 做贼心虚 做賊心虛 | to feel guilty as a thief (idiom) / to have sth on one's conscience | syn | |
| 惯偷 慣偷 | habitual thief | syn | |
| 人赃俱获 人贓俱獲 | (of a thief, smuggler etc) to be caught with stolen or illegal goods / to be caught red-handed | ||
| 贼头贼脑 賊頭賊腦 | lit. to behave like a thief / furtive / underhand | syn | |
| 偷 | to steal / to pilfer / to snatch / thief / stealthily | syn | |
| 盗 盜 | to steal / to rob / to plunder / thief / bandit / robber | syn | |
| 贼 賊 | thief / traitor / wily / deceitful / evil / extremely | syn | |
| 妙手空空 | petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish) / empty-handed / having nothing | ||
| 梁上君子 | lit. the gentleman on the roof beam / fig. a thief | syn | |
| 开门揖盗 開門揖盜 | leaving the door open invites the thief (idiom) / to invite disaster by giving evildoers a free hand | syn | |
| 作贼 作賊 | to be a thief | ||
| 积贼 積賊 | confirmed thief | ||
| 关门捉贼 關門捉賊 | to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom) | ||
| 惯窃 慣竊 | habitual thief | syn | |
| 惯贼 慣賊 | habitual thief | syn | |
| 宵小 | thief / bandit / scoundrel / villain | ||
| 不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记 不怕賊偷就怕賊惦記 | much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom) | ||
| 偷子 | thief | ||
| 大盗 大盜 | thief / bandit (esp. one who has gained notoriety) | ||
| 神偷 | master thief |