窃国者侯,窃钩者诛 (竊國者侯,竊鉤者誅) qiè guó zhě hóu, qiè gōu zhě zhū

qiè guó zhě hóu, qiè gōu zhě zhū phrase steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: From Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子 (CC-CEDICT '竊國者侯,竊鉤者誅')