捉贼捉脏 — “To deal with an issue of right and wrong”
捉贼捉脏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deal with an issue of right and wrong”. One must rely on concrete facts and evidence, just as one catches a thief with the stolen goods. Literally, “Catch a thief, catch the stolen goods”.
捉贼捉脏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
捉贼捉脏 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 捉贼捉脏
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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，，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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What does 捉贼捉脏 mean?
捉贼捉脏 (zhuō zéi zhuō zàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deal with an issue of right and wrong”.
How do you pronounce 捉贼捉脏?
捉贼捉脏 is pronounced zhuō zéi zhuō zàng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 捉贼捉脏 literally mean?
Literally, 捉贼捉脏 means “Catch a thief, catch the stolen goods”. It is used to mean “to deal with an issue of right and wrong”.
What is the Chinese definition of 捉贼捉脏?
比喻处理是非的事，要以事实为根据。