贼

zéidictionary entry

thief; robber / (bound form) traitor; subversive / (bound form) evil; wicked / sly; shifty; devious / (literary) to harm; to injure / (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)

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Original source entry:

賊 贼 [zei2] /thief; robber/(bound form) traitor; subversive/(bound form) evil; wicked/sly; shifty; devious/(literary) to harm; to injure/(coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)/

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