竊鉤者誅，竊國者侯

sit3 ngau1 ze2 zyu1 ，sit3 gwok3 ze2 hau4

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

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

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