Talking Chinese<->English dictionary with pinyin, English definition, pronunciation, variants, stroke animation, stroke order image, and sample sentences.
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
1 | 贼 | 賊 | zéi | zei2 | thief; traitor; wily; deceitful; evil; extremely | ||
2 | 上贼船 | 上賊船 | shàng zéi chuán | shang4 zei2 chuan2 | lit. 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 zéi | sheng4 zhe3 wang2 hou2 bai4 zhe3 zei2 | see 胜者王侯败者寇 | ||
4 | 吸血乌贼 | 吸血烏賊 | xī xuè wū zéi | xi1 xue4 wu1 zei2 | vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) | ||
5 | 采花贼 | 採花賊 | cǎi huā zéi | cai3 hua1 zei2 | lit. flower thief; fig. rapist | ||
6 | 长尾贼鸥 | 長尾賊鷗 | cháng wěi zéi ōu | chang2 wei3 zei2 ou1 | (bird species of China) long-tailed jaeger (Stercorarius longicaudus) | ||
7 | 篡贼 | 篡賊 | cuàn zéi | cuan4 zei2 | usurper | ||
8 | 盗贼 | 盜賊 | dào zéi | dao4 zei2 | robber | ||
9 | 盗贼猖獗 | 盜賊猖獗 | dào zéi chāng jué | dao4 zei2 chang1 jue2 | The bandits are causing a lot of trouble. (idiom) | ||
10 | 盗贼四起 | 盜賊四起 | dào zéi sì qǐ | dao4 zei2 si4 qi3 | Robbers arise from all quarters. (idiom) | ||
11 | 独夫民贼 | 獨夫民賊 | dú fū mín zéi | du2 fu1 min2 zei2 | tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator | ||
12 | 短尾贼鸥 | 短尾賊鷗 | duǎn wěi zéi ōu | duan3 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 hé shang mà zéi tū | dui4 zhe5 he2 shang5 ma4 zei2 tu1 | lit. 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 zéi | fei1 zei2 | cat burglar; burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls; intruding enemy airman; air marauder | ||
15 | 狗贼 | 狗賊 | gǒu zéi | gou3 zei2 | (insult) brigand; swindler | ||
16 | 关门捉贼 | 關門捉賊 | guān mén zhuō zéi | guan1 men2 zhuo1 zei2 | to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom) | ||
17 | 惯贼 | 慣賊 | guàn zéi | guan4 zei2 | habitual thief | ||
18 | 国贼 | 國賊 | guó zéi | guo2 zei2 | traitor to the nation | ||
19 | 国贼禄鬼 | 國賊祿鬼 | guó zéi lù guǐ | guo2 zei2 lu4 gui3 | time-servers and place-seekers | ||
20 | 海贼 | 海賊 | hǎi zéi | hai3 zei2 | pirate | ||
21 | 海贼版 | 海賊版 | hǎi zéi bǎn | hai3 zei2 ban3 | pirate version; bootleg | ||
22 | 海贼王 | 海賊王 | hǎi zéi wáng | Hai3 zei2 wang2 | One Piece (manga and anime) | ||
23 | 汉贼不两立 | 漢賊不兩立 | hàn zéi bù liǎng lì | Han4 zei2 bu4 liang3 li4 | lit. 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 | jī zéi | ji1 zei2 | (dialect) stingy; miserly; crafty; cunning; confirmed thief | ||
25 | 奸臣贼子 | 奸臣賊子 | jiān chén zéi zǐ | jian1 chen2 zei2 zi3 | treacherous court official (idiom) | ||
26 | 奸贼 | 奸賊 | jiān zéi | jian1 zei2 | a traitor; a treacherous bandit | ||
27 | 老家贼 | 老家賊 | lǎo jiā zéi | lao3 jia1 zei2 | (dialect) sparrow | ||
28 | 乱臣贼子 | 亂臣賊子 | luàn chén zéi zǐ | luan4 chen2 zei2 zi3 | rebels and traitors (idiom); general term for scoundrel | ||
29 | 马贼 | 馬賊 | mǎ zéi | ma3 zei2 | horse thief; (old) group of horse-mounted bandits | ||
30 | 卖国贼 | 賣國賊 | mài guó zéi | mai4 guo2 zei2 | traitor | ||
31 | 麦氏贼鸥 | 麥氏賊鷗 | mài shì zéi ōu | Mai4 shi4 zei2 ou1 | (bird species of China) South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki) | ||
32 | 蟊贼 | 蟊賊 | máo zéi | mao2 zei2 | insect 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 dú fū | min2 zei2 du2 fu1 | tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator | ||
34 | 闹贼 | 鬧賊 | nào zéi | nao4 zei2 | (coll.) to be burglarized | ||
35 | 逆贼 | 逆賊 | nì zéi | ni4 zei2 | renegade; traitor and bandit | ||
36 | 叛臣贼子 | 叛臣賊子 | pàn chén zéi zǐ | pan4 chen2 zei2 zi3 | traitors to the country | ||
37 | 叛贼 | 叛賊 | pàn zéi | pan4 zei2 | renegade; traitor | ||
38 | 枪乌贼 | 槍烏賊 | qiāng wū zéi | qiang1 wu1 zei2 | squid | ||
39 | 窃贼 | 竊賊 | qiè zéi | qie4 zei2 | thief | ||
40 | 擒贼擒王 | 擒賊擒王 | qín zéi qín wáng | qin2 zei2 qin2 wang2 | to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom) | ||
41 | 认贼作父 | 認賊作父 | rèn zéi zuò fù | ren4 zei2 zuo4 fu4 | lit. 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 zéi | shan1 zei2 | brigand | ||
43 | 松头贼脑 | 鬆頭賊腦 | sōng tóu zéi nǎo | song1 tou2 zei2 nao3 | muddleheaded (idiom) | ||
44 | 诬人作贼 | 誣人作賊 | wū rén zuò zéi | wu1 ren2 zuo4 zei2 | to falsely accuse sb. of being a thief (idiom) | ||
45 | 乌贼 | 烏賊 | wū zéi | wu1 zei2 | cuttlefish | ||
46 | 误上贼船 | 誤上賊船 | wù shàng zéi chuán | wu4 shang4 zei2 chuan2 | lit. to mistakenly board a pirate ship; to embark on a hopeless adventure | ||
47 | 贼出关门 | 賊出關門 | zéi chū guān mén | zei2 chu1 guan1 men2 | to close the barn door after the horse is stolen (idiom) | ||
48 | 贼船 | 賊船 | zéi chuán | zei2 chuan2 | pirate ship; fig. venture of dubious merit; criminal gang; reactionary faction | ||
49 | 贼喊捉贼 | 賊喊捉賊 | zéi hǎn zhuō zéi | zei2 han3 zhuo1 zei2 | lit. 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 liàng | zei2 liang4 | bright; shiny; dazzling; glaring | ||
51 | 贼眉溜眼 | 賊眉溜眼 | zéi méi liū yǎn | zei2 mei2 liu1 yan3 | shifty-eyed; crafty-looking | ||
52 | 贼眉鼠眼 | 賊眉鼠眼 | zéi méi shǔ yǎn | zei2 mei2 shu3 yan3 | shifty-eyed; crafty-looking (idiom) | ||
53 | 贼眉贼眼 | 賊眉賊眼 | zéi méi zéi yǎn | zei2 mei2 zei2 yan3 | see 贼眉鼠眼 | ||
54 | 贼死 | 賊死 | zéi sǐ | zei2 si3 | completely; utterly (dialect) | ||
55 | 贼头贼脑 | 賊頭賊腦 | zéi tóu zéi nǎo | zei2 tou2 zei2 nao3 | lit. to behave like a thief; furtive; underhand | ||
56 | 贼秃 | 賊禿 | zéi tū | zei2 tu1 | (derog.) Buddhist monk | ||
57 | 贼窝 | 賊窩 | zéi wō | zei2 wo1 | thieves' lair | ||
58 | 贼心 | 賊心 | zéi xīn | zei2 xin1 | evil intentions | ||
59 | 贼心不死 | 賊心不死 | zéi xīn bù sǐ | zei2 xin1 bu4 si3 | to persist with one's evil designs (idiom) | ||
60 | 贼星发旺 | 賊星發旺 | zéi xīng fā wàng | zei2 xing1 fa1 wang4 | small-time operator hitting the jackpot (idiom) | ||
61 | 贼眼 | 賊眼 | zéi yǎn | zei2 yan3 | shifty gaze; furtive glance | ||
62 | 中贼鸥 | 中賊鷗 | zhōng zéi ōu | zhong1 zei2 ou1 | (bird species of China) pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus) | ||
63 | 抓贼 | 抓賊 | zhuā zéi | zhua1 zei2 | to catch a thief | ||
64 | 作贼 | 作賊 | zuò zéi | zuo4 zei2 | to be a thief | ||
65 | 做贼心虚 | 做賊心虛 | zuò zéi xīn xū | zuo4 zei2 xin1 xu1 | to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience |
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