捉贼见赃 — “To catch a thief with the stolen goods”
捉贼见赃 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to catch a thief with the stolen goods”. To require direct and conclusive evidence. Literally, “Catch thief see stolen goods”.
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捉贼见赃 Pronunciation and Pinyin
捉贼见赃 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 捉贼见赃
在处理这类投诉时，我们必须坚持捉贼见赃的原则，不能轻易下结论。
When dealing with such complaints, we must adhere to the principle of catching the thief with the stolen goods, and not jump to conclusions easily.
Idioms Related to 捉贼见赃
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- 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，，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
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Open the tool →Questions about 捉贼见赃
What does 捉贼见赃 mean?
捉贼见赃 (zhuō zéi jiàn zāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to catch a thief with the stolen goods”.
How do you pronounce 捉贼见赃?
捉贼见赃 is pronounced zhuō zéi jiàn zāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 捉贼见赃 literally mean?
Literally, 捉贼见赃 means “Catch thief see stolen goods”. It is used to mean “to catch a thief with the stolen goods”.
What is the Chinese definition of 捉贼见赃?
脏：偷盗或贪污受贿所得的财物。捉盗贼必须看到赃物。指必须要有真凭实据。