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鸡贼

jī zéi

2-character word Traditional 雞賊

What 鸡贼 means

1. dialectstingy
2. miserly
3. crafty
4. cunning

The characters in 鸡贼

• 鸡jīfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
• 贼zéithief; robber; (bound form) traitor; subversive; (bound form) evil; wicked

Sounds the same

Read jī zéi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 积贼confirmed thief

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