thief within the family; internal traitor
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
thief in one's own home; person who steals from their own family or organization
neutralLiteral meaning. Can also be used metaphorically for betrayers within a group, like employees stealing company secrets.
Sú俗
huà话
shuō说
jiā家
zéi贼
nán难
fáng防
。
As the saying goes, a thief within the family is hard to guard against.
Méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
tōu偷
qián钱
de的
shì是
wǒ我
biǎo表
dì弟
，
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
jiā家
zéi贼
。
I never thought my cousin was the one who stole the money; what a thief in our own home.
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Gōng公
sī司
chū出
le了
jiā家
zéi贼
，
bǎ把
kè客
hù户
shù数
jù据
mài卖
gěi给
le了
jìng竞
zhēng争
duì对
shǒu手
。
There was a thief within the company who sold customer data to a competitor.