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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 zéizei2thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely
2上贼船 上賊船 shàng zéi chuánshang4 zei2 chuan2lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom); fig. to associate with criminals
3胜者王侯败者贼 勝者王侯敗者賊 shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě zéisheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 zei2see 胜者王侯败者寇
4吸血乌贼 吸血烏賊 xuè zéixi1 xue4 wu1 zei2vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis)
5采花贼 採花賊 cǎi huā zéicai3 hua1 zei2lit. flower thief; fig. rapist
6长尾贼鸥 長尾賊鷗 cháng wěi zéi ōuchang2 wei3 zei2 ou1(bird species of China) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus)
7篡贼 篡賊 cuàn zéicuan4 zei2usurper
8盗贼 盜賊 dào zéidao4 zei2robber
9盗贼猖獗 盜賊猖獗 dào zéi chāng juédao4 zei2 chang1 jue2The bandits are causing a lot of trouble. (idiom)
10盗贼四起 盜賊四起 dào zéi dao4 zei2 si4 qi3Robbers arise from all quarters. (idiom)
11独夫民贼 獨夫民賊 mín zéidu2 fu1 min2 zei2tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
12短尾贼鸥 短尾賊鷗 duǎn wěi zéi ōuduan3 wei3 zei2 ou1(bird species of China) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
13对着和尚骂贼秃 對著和尚罵賊禿 duì zhe shang zéi dui4 zhe5 he2 shang5 ma4 zei2 tu1lit. in the presence of a monk, insult another monk, calling him a bald-headed bandit (idiom); fig. to insult indirectly; to criticize obliquely
14飞贼 飛賊 fēi zéifei1 zei2cat burglar; burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls; intruding enemy airman; air marauder
15狗贼 狗賊 gǒu zéigou3 zei2(insult) brigand; swindler
16关门捉贼 關門捉賊 guān mén zhuō zéiguan1 men2 zhuo1 zei2to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
17惯贼 慣賊 guàn zéiguan4 zei2habitual thief
18国贼 國賊 guó zéiguo2 zei2traitor to the nation
19国贼禄鬼 國賊祿鬼 guó zéi guǐguo2 zei2 lu4 gui3time-servers and place-seekers
20海贼 海賊 hǎi zéihai3 zei2pirate
21海贼版 海賊版 hǎi zéi bǎnhai3 zei2 ban3pirate version; bootleg
22海贼王 海賊王 hǎi zéi wángHai3 zei2 wang2One Piece (manga and anime)
23汉贼不两立 漢賊不兩立 hàn zéi liǎng Han4 zei2 bu4 liang3 li4lit. Shu Han 蜀汉 and Cao Wei 曹魏 cannot coexist (idiom); fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky; (former KMT slogan against CCP) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
24积贼 積賊 zéiji1 zei2(dialect) stingy; miserly; crafty; cunning; confirmed thief
25奸臣贼子 奸臣賊子 jiān chén zéi jian1 chen2 zei2 zi3treacherous court official (idiom)
26奸贼 奸賊 jiān zéijian1 zei2a traitor; a treacherous bandit
27老家贼 老家賊 lǎo jiā zéilao3 jia1 zei2(dialect) sparrow
28乱臣贼子 亂臣賊子 luàn chén zéi luan4 chen2 zei2 zi3rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel
29马贼 馬賊 zéima3 zei2horse thief; (old) group of horse-mounted bandits
30卖国贼 賣國賊 mài guó zéimai4 guo2 zei2traitor
31麦氏贼鸥 麥氏賊鷗 mài shì zéi ōuMai4 shi4 zei2 ou1(bird species of China) South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)
32蟊贼 蟊賊 máo zéimao2 zei2insect that damages cereal crop seedlings; (lit. and fig.) vermin; a person harmful to the country and the people
33民贼独夫 民賊獨夫 mín zéi min2 zei2 du2 fu1tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
34闹贼 鬧賊 nào zéinao4 zei2(coll.) to be burglarized
35逆贼 逆賊 zéini4 zei2renegade; traitor and bandit
36叛臣贼子 叛臣賊子 pàn chén zéi pan4 chen2 zei2 zi3traitors to the country
37叛贼 叛賊 pàn zéipan4 zei2renegade; traitor
38枪乌贼 槍烏賊 qiāng zéiqiang1 wu1 zei2squid
39窃贼 竊賊 qiè zéiqie4 zei2thief
40擒贼擒王 擒賊擒王 qín zéi qín wángqin2 zei2 qin2 wang2to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
41认贼作父 認賊作父 rèn zéi zuò ren4 zei2 zuo4 fu4lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal; to sell oneself to the enemy
42山贼 山賊 shān zéishan1 zei2brigand
43松头贼脑 鬆頭賊腦 sōng tóu zéi nǎosong1 tou2 zei2 nao3muddleheaded (idiom)
44诬人作贼 誣人作賊 rén zuò zéiwu1 ren2 zuo4 zei2to falsely accuse sb. of being a thief (idiom)
45乌贼 烏賊 zéiwu1 zei2cuttlefish
46误上贼船 誤上賊船 shàng zéi chuánwu4 shang4 zei2 chuan2lit. to mistakenly board a pirate ship; to embark on a hopeless adventure
47贼出关门 賊出關門 zéi chū guān ménzei2 chu1 guan1 men2to close the barn door after the horse is stolen (idiom)
48贼船 賊船 zéi chuánzei2 chuan2pirate ship; fig. venture of dubious merit; criminal gang; reactionary faction
49贼喊捉贼 賊喊捉賊 zéi hǎn zhuō zéizei2 han3 zhuo1 zei2lit. a thief crying "Stop the thief!" (idiom); fig. to accuse sb of a theft and try to sneak away oneself; to cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame onto others
50贼亮 賊亮 zéi liàngzei2 liang4bright; shiny; dazzling; glaring
51贼眉溜眼 賊眉溜眼 zéi méi liū yǎnzei2 mei2 liu1 yan3shifty-eyed; crafty-looking
52贼眉鼠眼 賊眉鼠眼 zéi méi shǔ yǎnzei2 mei2 shu3 yan3shifty-eyed; crafty-looking (idiom)
53贼眉贼眼 賊眉賊眼 zéi méi zéi yǎnzei2 mei2 zei2 yan3see 贼眉鼠眼
54贼死 賊死 zéi zei2 si3completely; utterly (dialect)
55贼头贼脑 賊頭賊腦 zéi tóu zéi nǎozei2 tou2 zei2 nao3lit. to behave like a thief; furtive; underhand
56贼秃 賊禿 zéi zei2 tu1(derog.) Buddhist monk
57贼窝 賊窩 zéi zei2 wo1thieves' lair
58贼心 賊心 zéi xīnzei2 xin1evil intentions
59贼心不死 賊心不死 zéi xīn zei2 xin1 bu4 si3to persist with one's evil designs (idiom)
60贼星发旺 賊星發旺 zéi xīng wàngzei2 xing1 fa1 wang4small-time operator hitting the jackpot (idiom)
61贼眼 賊眼 zéi yǎnzei2 yan3shifty gaze; furtive glance
62中贼鸥 中賊鷗 zhōng zéi ōuzhong1 zei2 ou1(bird species of China) pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
63抓贼 抓賊 zhuā zéizhua1 zei2to catch a thief
64作贼 作賊 zuò zéizuo4 zei2to be a thief
65做贼心虚 做賊心虛 zuò zéi xīn zuo4 zei2 xin1 xu1to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience

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