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寇
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Definitions
- 1. to invade
- 2. to plunder
- 3. bandit
- 4. foe
- 5. enemy
Words Containing 寇
roving bandit
Kou Zhun (961-1023), Northern Song politician and poet
cornered enemy
used erroneously for 豆蔻年華|豆蔻年华, a girl's teenage years (idiom); maidenhood
the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
bandits
minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China)
see 成則為王,敗則為寇|成则为王,败则为寇[chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu]
to take to the woods to become an outlaw (idiom)
Japanese pirates (in 16th and 17th century)
lit. called a king if successful, called a bandit if defeated (idiom)
see 庫布里克|库布里克[kù bù lǐ kè]
to rob and steal
see 成則為王,敗則為寇|成则为王,败则为寇[chéng zé wéi wáng , bài zé wéi kòu]
to regard as an enemy