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zørzhat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'zhat zøx/zøex'zhat [[...]][i#] [p.]

steal, be a thief

做賊

• Zørzhat cidkvef, ciwzhat cidmee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx'zhat cit'kvef, ciuo'zhat cit'mee. Zøx/Zøex'zhat cit'kvef, ciuo'zhat cit'mee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Though the thief comes only in one watch, we must be on guard all night.
  做賊一更,守賊一夜,防不勝防。

• Zørzhat cioxnggoaan zaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx'zhat ciong'goaan zaai. Zøx/Zøex'zhat ciong'goaan zaai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be clever at thievery, be a thief with the ability of one who could pass the highest tests to become a government official
  做賊狀元才。

zørzhat sym hy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'zhat sym hy zøx/zøex'zhat sym hy [[...]][i#] [p.]

A thief has a guilty conscience. One who has done something bad secretly cannot look others in the eye.

做賊心虛

Poaqkiao hamkhag khie, zørzhat thaumef bie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Poah'kiao hafm'khag khie, zøx'zhat thaw'mef bie. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Gambling begins with shekels and stealing with a little rice

大錯先由小賭起,越陷越深。

putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'juu (pud'jii) [[...]][i#] [p.]

there is no better way than to..., cannot be better than, not equal to, would rather... than...

不如

• putjuu maix khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'juu maix khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You had better not go.
  不如不去

• Na boeq zørzhat, putjuu sie khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na boeq zøx'zhat, pud'juu sie khaq hør. Na bøeq zøx/zøex'zhat, pud'juu sie khaq hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I would rather die than to steal.
  若要做賊,不如去死。

uisefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii'sefng [[...]][i#] [p.]

as a living

為生

• zørzhat uisefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'zhat uii'sefng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  thievery as an occupation
  偷竊為生

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