zéi

Traditional:

贼 (zéi) is a Chinese word meaning “thief; robber; (bound form) traitor; subversive; (bound form) evil; wicked”.

Meanings

  1. 1thief; robber
  2. 2(bound form) traitor; subversive
  3. 3(bound form) evil; wicked
  4. 4sly; shifty; devious
  5. 5(literary) to harm; to injure
  6. 6(coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)
Part of speech
noun

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