不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记

bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì

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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 不 bù: no; not so
• 偷 偷 tōu: to steal
• 就 就 jiù: (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then
• 怕 怕 pà: to be afraid
• 惦记 惦记 diàn jì: to think of
• 记 记 jì: to record
• 贼 贼 zéi: thief
• 不怕 不怕 bù pà: fearless
• 惦 惦 diàn: to think of