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窃钩者诛，窃国者侯

qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu

9-character word Traditional 竊鉤者誅，竊國者侯

What 窃钩者诛，窃国者侯 means

1. steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi {庄子|Zhuāng zǐ})

The characters in 窃钩者诛，窃国者侯

• 窃qièto steal; secretly; (humble) I
• 钩gōuto hook; to sew; to crochet
• 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er
• 诛zhūto put (a criminal) to death; to punish
• 窃qièto steal; secretly; (humble) I
• 国guócountry; nation; state; (bound form) national
• 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er
• 侯hóumarquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位; nobleman…