zéi

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Definitions

  1. 1. thief
  2. 2. traitor
  3. 3. wily
  4. 4. deceitful
  5. 5. evil
  6. 6. extremely

Words Containing 贼

上贼船
shàng zéi chuán

lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)

不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记
bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì

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

中贼鸥
zhōng zéi ōu

(bird species of China) pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)

乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ

rebels and traitors (idiom)

作贼
zuò zéi

to be a thief

做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū

to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience

胜者王侯败者贼
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéi

see 勝者王侯敗者寇|胜者王侯败者寇[shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu]

叛贼
pàn zéi

renegade

吸血乌贼
xī xuè wū zéi

vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)

国贼
guó zéi

traitor to the nation

奸贼
jiān zéi

a traitor

对着和尚骂贼秃
duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū

lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (idiom)

山贼
shān zéi

brigand

惯贼
guàn zéi

habitual thief

抓贼
zhuā zéi

to catch a thief

采花贼
cǎi huā zéi

lit. flower thief

擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng

to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)

枪乌贼
qiāng wū zéi

squid

民贼独夫
mín zéi dú fū

tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator

海贼
hǎi zéi

pirate

海贼版
hǎi zéi bǎn

pirate version

海贼王
hǎi zéi wáng

One Piece (manga and anime)

汉贼不两立
hàn zéi bù liǎng lì

lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[shǔ hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[cáo wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)

乌贼
wū zéi

cuttlefish

狗贼
gǒu zéi

(insult) brigand

独夫民贼
dú fū mín zéi

tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator

盗贼
dào zéi

robber

短尾贼鸥
duǎn wěi zéi ōu

(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)

积贼
jī zéi

confirmed thief

窃贼
qiè zéi

thief

篡贼
cuàn zéi

usurper

老家贼
lǎo jiā zéi

(dialect) sparrow

蟊贼
máo zéi

insect that damages cereal crop seedlings

认贼作父
rèn zéi zuò fù

lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal

误上贼船
wù shàng zéi chuán

lit. to mistakenly board a pirate ship

贼亮
zéi liàng

bright

贼喊捉贼
zéi hǎn zhuō zéi

lit. a thief crying \Stop the thief!\ (idiom)

贼心
zéi xīn

evil intentions

贼死
zéi sǐ

completely

贼眉贼眼
zéi méi zéi yǎn

see 賊眉鼠眼|贼眉鼠眼[zéi méi shǔ yǎn]

贼眉鼠眼
zéi méi shǔ yǎn

shifty-eyed

贼眼
zéi yǎn

shifty gaze

贼秃
zéi tū

(derog.) Buddhist monk

贼窝
zéi wō

thieves' lair

贼船
zéi chuán

pirate ship

贼头贼脑
zéi tóu zéi nǎo

lit. to behave like a thief

卖国贼
mài guó zéi

traitor

逆贼
nì zéi

renegade

长尾贼鸥
cháng wěi zéi ōu

(bird species of China) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)

关门捉贼
guān mén zhuō zéi

to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)

鸡贼
jī zéi

(dialect) stingy

飞贼
fēi zéi

cat burglar

马贼
mǎ zéi

horse thief

闹贼
nào zéi

(coll.) to be burglarized

麦氏贼鸥
mài shì zéi ōu

(bird species of China) South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)