捉贼捉赃 — “To catch the thief with the stolen goods”
捉贼捉赃 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to catch the thief with the stolen goods”. To have concrete evidence when dealing with wrongdoing; to catch someone red-handed. Literally, “Catch the thief, catch the stolen goods”.
捉贼捉赃 Pronunciation and Pinyin
捉贼捉赃 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 捉贼捉赃
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Synonyms of 捉贼捉赃
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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 捉贼捉赃 mean?
捉贼捉赃 (zhuō zéi zhuō zāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to catch the thief with the stolen goods”.
How do you pronounce 捉贼捉赃?
捉贼捉赃 is pronounced zhuō zéi zhuō zāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 捉贼捉赃 literally mean?
Literally, 捉贼捉赃 means “Catch the thief, catch the stolen goods”. It is used to mean “to catch the thief with the stolen goods”.
What is the Chinese definition of 捉贼捉赃?
比喻处理是非的事，要以事实为根据。