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关门捉贼

guān mén zhuō zéi

4-character word Traditional 關門捉賊

What 关门捉贼 means

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

The characters in 关门捉贼

• 关guānmountain pass; to close; to shut; to turn off; to confine; to lock (sb) up…
• 门méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch…
• 捉zhuōto clutch; to grab; to capture
• 贼zéithief; robber; (bound form) traitor; subversive; (bound form) evil; wicked

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