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贼窝
zéi wō
Pinyin
Definition
贼窝
-
zéi wō
thieves' lair
Character Decomposition
贼
贝
戈
𠂇
窝
穴
口
人
冂
Related Words
(20)
海贼
hǎi zéi
1
pirate
窝
wō
1
nest
2
pit or hollow on the human body
3
lair
4
den
5
place
6
to harbor or shelter
7
to hold in check
8
to bend
9
classifier for litters and broods
被窝
bèi wō
1
quilt wrapped around the body as a tube (traditional bedding)
2
(contemporary) bedding
3
quilt
4
blankets
5
cover
6
bed
贼
zéi
1
thief
2
traitor
3
wily
4
deceitful
5
evil
6
extremely
国贼
guó zéi
1
traitor to the nation
山贼
shān zéi
1
brigand
乌贼
wū zéi
1
cuttlefish
燕窝
yàn wō
1
edible bird's nest
狗窝
gǒu wō
1
doghouse
2
kennel
盗贼
dào zéi
1
robber
眼窝
yǎn wō
1
eye socket
窝囊
wō nang
1
to feel vexed
2
annoyed
3
good-for-nothing
4
stupid and cowardly
窝囊废
wō nang fèi
1
(coll.) spineless coward
2
wimp
3
a good-for-nothing
窝心
wō xīn
1
aggrieved
2
dejected
3
(Tw, southern China) to be moved by a kind gesture etc
4
to feel gratified
5
to feel warm inside
酒窝
jiǔ wō
1
dimple
2
also written 酒渦|酒涡[jiǔ wō]
一窝蜂
yī wō fēng
1
like a swarm of bees
2
everyone swarms around pushing and shouting
3
a hornet's nest
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
1
rebels and traitors (idiom)
2
general term for scoundrel
作贼
zuò zéi
1
to be a thief
奸贼
jiān zéi
1
a traitor
2
a treacherous bandit
安乐窝
ān lè wō
1
comfortable niche
Idioms
(15)
上贼船
shàng zéi chuán
1
lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)
2
fig. to associate with criminals
乱臣贼子
luàn chén zéi zǐ
1
rebels and traitors (idiom)
2
general term for scoundrel
做贼心虚
zuò zéi xīn xū
1
to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience
兔子不吃窝边草
tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo
1
A rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its own burrow (idiom); One shouldn't do anything to harm one's neighbors.
对着和尚骂贼秃
duì zhe hé shang mà zéi tū
1
lit. to curse a baldhead to a monk's face (idiom)
2
fig. to scold sb indirectly
3
to criticize obliquely
擒贼擒王
qín zéi qín wáng
1
to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiom)
民贼独夫
mín zéi dú fū
1
tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
汉贼不两立
Hàn zéi bù liǎng lì
1
lit. Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shǔ Hàn] and Cao Wei 曹魏[Cáo Wèi] cannot coexist (idiom)
2
fig. two enemies cannot live under the same sky
3
(former KMT slogan against CPC) "gentlemen and thieves cannot coexist"
燕子衔泥垒大窝
yàn zi xián ní lěi dà wō
1
the swallow's nest is built one beakful of mud at a time (idiom)
2
many a little makes a mickle
独夫民贼
dú fū mín zéi
1
tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
认贼作父
rèn zéi zuò fù
1
lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal
2
to sell oneself to the enemy
调三窝四
tiáo sān wō sì
1
to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
贼眉鼠眼
zéi méi shǔ yǎn
1
shifty-eyed
2
crafty-looking (idiom)
金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝
jīn wō yín wō bù rú zì jǐ de gǒu wō
1
there's no place like home (idiom)
关门捉贼
guān mén zhuō zéi
1
to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
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