bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì

Traditional: 不怕賊偷就怕賊惦記

不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记 (bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì) is a Chinese word meaning “much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)

Characters in 不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记

不bù · no; not so怕pà · to be afraid贼zéi · thief; robber偷tōu · to steal就jiù · (after a suppositional clause) in that case; then怕pà · to be afraid贼zéi · thief; robber惦diàn · to think of记jì · to record

Related words

不no; not so就(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then就是exactly; precisely不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon不错correct记得to remember不能cannot不管not to be concerned害怕to be afraid; to be scared偷to steal

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