捉奸见双，拿贼要赃 — “Catch adultery in pairs, catch thieves with stolen goods”
捉奸见双，拿贼要赃 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When accusing someone of wrongdoing, especially adultery or theft, one must have concrete evidence; catch the culprit red-handed with the proof”. Literally, “Catch adultery in pairs, catch thieves with stolen goods”.
捉奸见双，拿贼要赃 Pronunciation and Pinyin
捉奸见双，拿贼要赃 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 捉奸见双，拿贼要赃
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yào要shuāng双，，zhuā抓zéi贼yào要zāng赃concrete evidence for serious accusations
- 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，，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 捉奸见双，拿贼要赃
What does 捉奸见双，拿贼要赃 mean?
捉奸见双，拿贼要赃 (zhuō jiān jiàn shuāng ， ná zéi yào zāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “When accusing someone of wrongdoing, especially adultery or theft, one must have concrete evidence; catch the culprit red-handed with the proof”.
How do you pronounce 捉奸见双，拿贼要赃?
捉奸见双，拿贼要赃 is pronounced zhuō jiān jiàn shuāng ， ná zéi yào zāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 捉奸见双，拿贼要赃 literally mean?
Literally, 捉奸见双，拿贼要赃 means “Catch adultery in pairs, catch thieves with stolen goods”. It is used to mean “When accusing someone of wrongdoing, especially adultery or theft, one must have concrete evidence; catch the culprit red-handed with the proof”.
What is the Chinese definition of 捉奸见双，拿贼要赃?
奸：通奸。捉拿奸情必须同时抓住奸夫淫妇，捉拿盗贼必须同时抓住赃物。指做事必须要有证据