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窃钩者诛，窃国者侯
qiègōuzhězhū,qièguózhěhóu
Traditional: 竊鉤者誅，竊國者侯
steal 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]])
Character Breakdown
窃
qiè
to steal; thief; secret, stealthy
HSK 6
钩
gōu
hook, barb, sickle; to hook, to link
HSK 6
者
zhě
that which; they who; those who
HSK 3
诛
zhū
to execute, to kill; to punish
窃
qiè
to steal; thief; secret, stealthy
HSK 6
国
guó
country, nation, state; national
HSK 1
者
zhě
that which; they who; those who
HSK 3
侯
hóu
marquis, lord; target in archery
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Chinese
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