捉奸要双，抓贼要赃 — “Catching adulterers requires pairs, catching thieves requires loot”
捉奸要双，抓贼要赃 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “one must have concrete and undeniable evidence to prove a serious accusation, especially regarding wrongdoings like adultery or theft”. Literally, “Catching adulterers requires pairs, catching thieves requires loot”.
捉奸要双，抓贼要赃 Pronunciation and Pinyin
捉奸要双，抓贼要赃 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 捉奸要双，抓贼要赃
More idioms starting with 捉
- zhuō捉dāo刀rén人a ghostwriter
- zhuō捉dāo刀dài代bǐ笔to ghostwrite for someone
- zhuō捉jiān奸zhuō捉shuāng双Catch adulterers in the act
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，zhuā抓zéi贼jiàn见zāng赃concrete evidence is needed for accusations
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，ná拿zéi贼yào要zāng赃catch red-handed with concrete evidence
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，zhuō捉zéi贼jiàn见zāng赃Catching culprits requires solid evidence
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，zhuō捉zéi贼jiàn见zāng赃，，shā杀rén人jiàn见shāng伤Accuse with concrete evidence
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见chuáng床catch in the act of adultery
- zhuō捉jiàng将guān官lǐ里qù去Arrested and taken into custody by officials
- zhuō捉jiāng将xié挟rén人capture the commander to control the forces
- zhuō捉yǐng影bǔ捕fēng风pursue imaginary things
- zhuō捉yǐng影zhuī追fēng风pursue imaginary things
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Open the tool →Questions about 捉奸要双，抓贼要赃
What does 捉奸要双，抓贼要赃 mean?
捉奸要双，抓贼要赃 (zhuō jiān yào shuāng ， zhuā zéi yào zāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “one must have concrete and undeniable evidence to prove a serious accusation, especially regarding wrongdoings like adultery or theft”.
How do you pronounce 捉奸要双，抓贼要赃?
捉奸要双，抓贼要赃 is pronounced zhuō jiān yào shuāng ， zhuā zéi yào zāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 捉奸要双，抓贼要赃 literally mean?
Literally, 捉奸要双，抓贼要赃 means “Catching adulterers requires pairs, catching thieves requires loot”. It is used to mean “one must have concrete and undeniable evidence to prove a serious accusation, especially regarding wrongdoings like adultery or theft”.
What is the Chinese definition of 捉奸要双，抓贼要赃?
奸：通奸；赃：赃物。指问罪要有真凭实据