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不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记

bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì

Definitions

  1. 1. much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)

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Child Words of 不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记

不
bù

no; not so

偷
tōu

to steal

就
jiù

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then

怕
pà

to be afraid

惦记
diàn jì

to think of

记
jì

to record

贼
zéi

thief

不怕
bù pà

fearless

惦
diàn

to think of