賊喊捉賊

Chinese

		thief	call; cry; to shout	to clutch; to grab; to capture	thief
trad. (賊喊捉賊)		賊	喊	捉	賊
simp. (贼喊捉贼)		贼	喊	捉	贼
Literally: “a thief cries "stop the thief!"”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zéihǎnzhuōzéi

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄟˊ ㄏㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄛㄗㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caak⁶ haam³ zuk¹ caak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zéihǎnzhuōzéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄟˊ ㄏㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄛㄗㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zéihǎnjhuozéi
  - Wade–Giles: tsei²-han³-cho¹-tsei²
  - Yale: dzéi-hǎn-jwō-dzéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzeirhaanjuotzeir
  - Palladius: цзэйханьчжоцзэй (czɛjxanʹčžoczɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seɪ̯³⁵ xän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caak⁶ haam³ zuk¹ caak⁶
  - Yale: chaahk haam jūk chaahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaak⁹ haam³ dzuk⁷ tsaak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cag⁶ ham³ zug¹ cag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːk̚² haːm³³ t͡sʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰaːk̚²/

Idiom

賊喊捉賊

to accuse others of wrongdoing as the wrongdoer to escape guilt and responsibility by diverting attention

Synonyms

(Hokkien) 拍人喝救人

See also

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