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Home / Idiom / 鼠窃狗盗

play petty tricks on the sly · filch like rats and snatch like dogs

鼠窃狗盗
shǔ qiè gǒu dào
sh+ǔ·3rd toneq+iè·4th toneg+ǒu·3rd toned+ào·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom) · bag of tricks · useful talents鸡鸣狗盗jī míng gǒu dàolit. the gentleman on the roof beam · fig. a thief梁上君子liáng shàng jūn zǐ
Antonyms
upright gentleman · man of honor正人君子zhèng rén jūn zi