贼喊捉贼
Traditional form:
賊喊捉賊
Pinyin (reading):
zéihǎnzhuōzéi
Definitions:
- 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
Characters:
- 贼 - thief, traitor; cunning, sly
- 喊 - to shout, to yell, to call out; to howl; to cry
- 捉 - to clutch, to grasp, to seize
- 贼 - thief, traitor; cunning, sly
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