不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记

Traditional: 不怕賊偷就怕賊惦記

bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì

Dictionary entry

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

What does 不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记 mean?

不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记 (bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-怕Pàsurname Pa 贼zéithief; robber · (bound form) traitor; subversive 偷tōuto steal · to pilfer 就jiù(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then · (after a clause of action) as soon as; immediately after 惦diànto think of · to remember 记jìto record · to note

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不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记

bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì

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