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贼喊捉贼

zéi hǎn zhuō zéi

4-character word Traditional 賊喊捉賊

What 贼喊捉贼 means

1. lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom)
2. fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself
3. to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others

The characters in 贼喊捉贼

• 贼zéithief; robber; (bound form) traitor; subversive; (bound form) evil; wicked
• 喊hǎnto yell; to shout; to call out for (a person)
• 捉zhuōto clutch; to grab; to capture
• 贼zéithief; robber; (bound form) traitor; subversive; (bound form) evil; wicked