窃国者侯，窃钩者诛

Traditional: 竊國者侯，竊鉤者誅

qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū

Dictionary entry

steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])

What does 窃国者侯，窃钩者诛 mean?

窃国者侯，窃钩者诛 (qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])

Character breakdown

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窃qièto steal · secretly 国Guósurname Guo 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... · (after a noun) person involved in ...侯Hóusurname Hou 钩gōuvariant of 鉤|钩[gou1]诛zhūto put (a criminal) to death · to punish

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窃国者侯，窃钩者诛

qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū

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