Miaozi

贼

賊

zéiㄗㄟˊ
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Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    thief; robber

  2. 2

    (bound form) traitor; subversive

  3. 3

    (bound form) evil; wicked

  4. 4

    sly; shifty; devious

  5. 5

    (literary) to harm; to injure

  6. 6

    (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)

Examples

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想从贼身上捞点儿什么是很难的

想從賊身上撈點兒什麼是很難的

It's hard to steal from a thief.

原来Tom是贼来的。

原來Tom是賊來的。

Tom turned out to be a thief.

Related

Related: 贼

窃贼

qiè zéi

thief

Stroke practice

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