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Simplfied Chinese
关门捉贼
Traditional Chinese
關門捉賊
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
guān mén zhuō zéi
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
/(gwaan1 mun4 juk1 chaak6 )
Short definition to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)
Usage frequency Very infrequent
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