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竊鉤者誅,竊國者侯

qiègōuzhězhū,qièguózhěhóu

ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄡ ㄓㄜˇ ㄓㄨ , ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄏㄡˊ

Simplified 窃钩者诛,窃国者侯

  1. 1steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])

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