窃国者侯,窃钩者诛
steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])
Traditional: 竊國者侯,竊鉤者誅
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English Phonetic:
sti:l
Detailed Definition:
n. a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)\nv. take without the owner's consent\nv. move stealthily\nv. steal a base