竊國者侯，竊鉤者誅

sit3 gwok3 ze2 hau4 ，sit3 ngau1 ze2 zyu1

steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]{zong1 zi2})

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]{zong1 zi2})

Written Forms

竊國者侯，竊鉤者誅Traditional · Main Form
窃国者侯，窃钩者诛Alternate Form

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