贼 (賊) zéi

1. zéi noun thief
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 偷东西的人 (Han Dian '贼' 1; Unihan '賊')
2. zéi verb to injure; to harm
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 贼 is synonymous with 伤害 in this sense (Han Dian '贼' 3)
3. zéi noun a traitor; an evildoer; an enemy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 贼 is synonymous with 国贼 or 民贼 in this sense (Han Dian '贼' 2; Unihan '賊')
4. zéi adjective evil
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 贼 is synonymous with 邪的 in this sense (Han Dian '贼' 4)
5. zéi adverb extremely
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 贼 is synonymous with 很 or 极 in this sense (Han Dian '贼' 5)

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• 贼巢(賊巢) a thieves' den
• 盗贼蜂起(盜賊蜂起) swarming with thieves and rife with corruption
• 叛贼(叛賊) renegade; traitor
• 贼头贼脑(賊頭賊腦) lit. to behave like a thief; furtive; underhand
• 国贼(國賊) traitor to the nation
• 贼亮(賊亮) bright; shiny; dazzling; glaring
• 贼死(賊死) completely; utterly
• 贼婆(賊婆) treacherous old lady ; a madam in charge of a brothel
• 马贼(馬賊) horse thief; group of horse-mounted bandits
• 作贼(作賊) to be a thief
• 海贼(海賊) pirate
• 贼窝(賊窩) thieves' lair
• 短尾贼鸥(短尾賊鷗) parasitic jaeger (Stercorarius parasiticus)
• 乱臣贼子(亂臣賊子) rebels and traitors ; general term for scoundrel
• 怨贼(怨賊) someone that is hated as an evil doer
• 贼秃(賊禿) (derog.) Buddhist monk
• 对着和尚骂贼秃(對著和尚罵賊禿) to curse a baldhead to a monk's face; to scold somebody indirectly; to criticize obliquely
• 反贼(反賊) a bandit; a rebel
• 山贼(山賊) brigand
• 贼眉鼠眼(賊眉鼠眼) shifty-eyed; crafty-looking
• 贼船(賊船) pirate ship; venture of dubious merit; criminal gang; reactionary faction
• 认贼作父(認賊作父) to acknowledge the bandit as one's father; a complete betrayal; to sell oneself to the enemy
• 汉贼不两立(漢賊不兩立) Shu Han and Cao Wei cannot coexist; two enemies cannot live under the same sky
• 鸡贼(雞賊) stingy; miserly; crafty; cunning
• 擒贼擒王(擒賊擒王) to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief
• 贼人(賊人) a thief
• 插贼(插賊) to frame somebody as a thief
• 惯贼(慣賊) habitual thief
• 贼心(賊心) evil intentions
• 做贼心虚(做賊心虛) to feel guilty as a thief; to have something on one's conscience
• 蟊贼(蟊賊) grain eating insect; vermin; a person harmful to the country and the people
• 闹贼(鬧賊) to be burglarized
• 中贼鸥(中賊鷗) pomarine skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
• 检盗制贼(檢盜制賊) to investigate thieves and supress bandits
• 海贼版(海賊版) pirate version; bootleg
• 抓贼(抓賊) to catch a thief
• 采花贼(採花賊) lit. flower thief; fig. rapist
• 无谗贼妒疾之人(無讒賊妒疾之人) no people who slandered, stole, or harbored jealousy or hatred
• 老贼(老賊) an old thief
• 上贼船(上賊船) to board a pirate ship; to associate with criminals
• 麦氏贼鸥(麥氏賊鷗) South Polar skua (Stercorarius maccormicki)
• 误上贼船(誤上賊船) to mistakenly board a pirate ship; to embark on a hopeless adventure
• 戕贼(戕賊) to plunder; to kill and steal
• 剿贼(剿賊) to suppress bandits
• 狗贼(狗賊) (insult) brigand; swindler
• 海贼王(海賊王) One Piece (manga and anime)
• 老家贼(老家賊) sparrow
• 民贼独夫(民賊獨夫) tyrant and oppressor of the people; traitorous dictator
• 独夫民贼(獨夫民賊) tyrant and oppressor of the people; traitorous dictator
• 讨贼(討賊) defeat the bandits

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长毛贼

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• 卷二百九十四 列傳第一百八十二 忠義六 Volume 294 Biographies 182: Loyal Officials 6 History of Ming 明史 — count: 234
• 卷二百六十九 列傳第一百五十七 艾萬年 李卑 湯九州 陳于王 侯良柱 張令 猛如虎 虎大威 孫應元 姜名武 尤世威 侯世祿 劉國能 Volume 269 Biographies 157: Ai Wannian, Li Bei, Tang Jiuzhou, Chen Yuwang, Hou Liangzhu, Zhang Ling, Meng Ruhu, Hu Dawei, Sun Yingyuan, Jiang Mingwu, You Shiwei, Hou Shilu, Liu Guoneng History of Ming 明史 — count: 217
• 卷二百七十三 列傳第一百六十一 左良玉 高傑 祖寬 Volume 273 Biographies 161: Zuo Liangyu, Gao Jie, Zu Kuan History of Ming 明史 — count: 209
• 卷二百九十二 列傳第一百八十 忠義四 Volume 292 Biographies 180: Loyal Officials 4 History of Ming 明史 — count: 183
• 卷二百六十 列傳第一百四十八 楊鶴 陳奇瑜 熊文燦 練國事 丁啟睿 鄭崇儉 邵捷春 余應桂 高斗樞 張任學 Volume 260 Biographies 148: Yang He, Chen QiYu, Xiong Wencan, Lian Guoshi, Ding Qirui, Zheng Chongjian, Shao Jiechun, Yu Yinggui, Gao Doushu, Zhang Renxue History of Ming 明史 — count: 182
• 卷三百〇九 列傳第一百九十七 流賊 李自成 張獻忠 Volume 309 Biographies 197: Traitors - Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong History of Ming 明史 — count: 162
• 卷一百九十四　列傳第八十一: 忠義二 Volume 194 Biographies 81: Loyal and Righteous Acts 2 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 151
• 卷二百六十二 列傳第一百五十 傅宗龍 汪喬年 楊文岳 孫傳庭 Volume 262 Biographies 150: Fu Zonglong, Wang Qiaonian, Yang Wenyue, Sun Chuanting History of Ming 明史 — count: 149
• 卷二百四十七 列傳第一百三十五 劉綎 李應祥 陳璘 鄧子龍 馬孔英 Volume 247 Biographies 135: Liu Ting, Li Yingxiang, Chen Lin, Deng Zilong, Ma Kongying History of Ming 明史 — count: 149
• 卷二百十二 列傳第一百 俞大猷 戚繼光 劉顯 李錫 張元勳 Volume 212 Biographies 100: Yu Dayou, Qi Jiguang, Liu Xian, Li Xi, Zhang Yuanxun History of Ming 明史 — count: 147

Collocations

• 恶贼 (惡賊) 若見惡賊家者 — Mozi 墨子, 卷三 尚同下 Book 3 - Identification with the Superior III — count: 10
• 贼杀 (賊殺) 使賊殺先克 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 文公 Lord Wen — count: 8
• 谗贼 (讒賊) 憂讒賊也 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧陳‧防有鵲巢 Lessons from the states - Odes of Chen - Fang You Que Chao — count: 7
• 遇贼 (遇賊) 遇賊於門 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 7
• 使贼 (使賊) 羽父使賊弒公于寪氏 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 6
• 贼天下 (賊天下) 若見惡賊天下者 — Mozi 墨子, 卷三 尚同下 Book 3 - Identification with the Superior III — count: 4
• 乱贼 (亂賊) 盜竊亂賊而不作 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《禮運》 Ceremonial Usages; their Origins, Development, and Intention — count: 4
• 贼未 (賊未) 賊未討 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 4
• 贼家 (賊家) 若見惡賊家者 — Mozi 墨子, 卷三 尚同下 Book 3 - Identification with the Superior III — count: 3
• 贼曰 (賊曰) 賊曰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3