擒贼擒王(qín zéi qín wáng): (idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader
4 charactersTrad. 擒賊擒王
(idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader
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Word information
- Pinyin
- qín zéi qín wáng
- Meaning
- (idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 擒賊擒王
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 擒贼擒王 — tap one to open its word page.
shǒu手dào到qín擒lái来
stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
qín擒huò获
to apprehend
shù束shǒu手jiù就qín擒
(lit.) to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)
yù欲qín擒gù故zòng纵
In order to capture, one must let loose.
shēng生qín擒
to capture alive
luàn乱chén臣zéi贼zǐ子
rebels and traitors (idiom)
zuò做zéi贼xīn心xū虚
to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
fǎn反zéi贼
(imperial China) rebel; traitor
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