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关门捉贼
關門捉賊
guānménzhuōzéi
1. to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)

Character Breakdown

关
guān
frontier pass; to close, to shut; relation
HSK 1 6 丶
门
mén
gate, door, entrance, opening
HSK 2 3 丶
捉
zhuō
to clutch, to grasp, to seize
HSK 6 10 丶
贼
zéi
thief, traitor; cunning, sly
HSK 6 10 丶

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