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kamˎ₄擒caakˍ₆賊
(擒贼)
Pinyin
qin2 zei2
Translations
noun
capture a thief; apprehend a robber
noun
to capture a thief [written and colloquial]
kamˎ₄擒caakˍ₆賊kamˎ₄擒wongˎ₄王
(擒贼擒王)
Pinyin
qin2 zei2 qin2 wang2
Translations
noun
defeat the enemy by capturing their chief
noun
To catch brigands, first catch their leader
kamˎ₄擒caakˍ₆賊sinˉ¹先kamˎ₄擒wongˎ₄王
(擒贼先擒王)
Pinyin
qin2 zei2 xian1 qin2 wang2
Translations
noun
in war one must first catch the leader of the enemy to win, this is a metaphor to say that one must grasp the key crux before embarking on something