明抢暗偷 — “To engage in various forms of theft, both overt and covert”
明抢暗偷 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in various forms of theft, both overt and covert”. To openly plunder and secretly pilfer. Literally, “openly rob and secretly steal”.
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明抢暗偷 Pronunciation and Pinyin
明抢暗偷 Character Breakdown
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那些不法分子总是明抢暗偷，让附近居民提心吊胆，日夜不安。
Those unscrupulous individuals always engage in both open robbery and secret pilfering, making the nearby residents live in fear day and night.
Idioms Related to 明抢暗偷
More idioms starting with 明
- míng明zhēng争àn暗dòu斗open contention and covert struggle
- míng明yú于zhì治luàn乱understand principles of order and disorder
- míng明rén人bù不zuò作àn暗shì事An upright person acts openly
- míng明rén人bù不zuò做àn暗shì事An honest person acts openly
- míng明rén人bù不shuō说àn暗huà话A frank person speaks directly
- míng明xiū修àn暗dù度openly feign, secretly act
- míng明xiū修zhàn栈dào道，，àn暗dù度chén陈cāng仓feint in one direction, advance in another
- míng明xiū修zhàn栈dào道，，àn暗dù渡chén陈cāng仓feign one thing, do another
- míng明guāng光shuò烁liàng亮Dazzlingly bright and sparkling
- míng明guāng光zhēng铮liàng亮Dazzlingly bright and gleaming
- míng明guāng光zèng锃liàng亮dazzlingly bright and polished
- míng明gōng公zhèng正yì义Open, fair, and just
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What does 明抢暗偷 mean?
明抢暗偷 (míng qiǎng àn tōu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in various forms of theft, both overt and covert”.
How do you pronounce 明抢暗偷?
明抢暗偷 is pronounced míng qiǎng àn tōu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 明抢暗偷 literally mean?
Literally, 明抢暗偷 means “openly rob and secretly steal”. It is used to mean “to engage in various forms of theft, both overt and covert”.
What is the Chinese definition of 明抢暗偷?
公开抢劫，暗中偷盗。