zéi
hǎn
zhuō
zéi

idiom
common

Meaning of 贼喊捉贼

贼喊捉贼 means a thief crying 'stop thief'; to blame others for one's own misdeeds; to shift blame onto others. Pronounced zéi hǎn zhuō zéi.

  • a thief crying 'stop thief'; to blame others for one's own misdeeds; to shift blame onto others

Definitions & Examples

tōu
le
dōng
xi西
què
fǎn
yǎo
kǒu
 
zhēn
shì
zéi
hǎn
zhuō
zéi
 

He stole something and then bit back—truly a case of the thief crying 'stop thief'.

Zhēn
zhèng
de
piàn
zi
fǎn
ér
xiān
gào
zhuàng
 
zhè
jiǎn
zhí
shì
zéi
hǎn
zhuō
zéi
 

The real scammer actually filed a complaint first—this is simply the thief crying 'stop thief'.

fàn
le
cuò
 
què
zhǐ
bié
rén
 
zhè
shì
zéi
hǎn
zhuō
zéi
ma
 

You made the mistake yourself, yet you blame others—isn't this the thief crying 'stop thief'?

Zhè
zhǒng
zéi
hǎn
zhuō
zéi
de
liǎng
zǎo
bèi
jiā
shí
 

This kind of blame-shifting trick has long been seen through by everyone.