賊喊捉賊
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Chinese[edit]
thief | call; cry; to shout | to clutch; to grab; to capture | thief | ||
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trad. (賊喊捉賊) | 賊 | 喊 | 捉 | 賊 | |
simp. (贼喊捉贼) | 贼 | 喊 | 捉 | 贼 | |
Literally: “a thief cries "stop the thief!"”. |
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
賊喊捉賊
- to accuse others of wrongdoing as the wrongdoer to escape guilt and responsibility by diverting attention
Synonyms[edit]
- (Hokkien) 拍人喝救人