- 亻(person; man)RADICAL
- 俞(agree; willing)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thief is someone who sneaks around acting cheerfully so no one notices.
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偷鸡不着蚀把米
偷鸡不着蚀把米
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)(inherited)
- ，。
He tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing rice instead—he's really too foolish.
- 貳动verb
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off(inherited)
- 。
He tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing a handful of rice instead.
- 參形adjective
to go for wool and come back shorn(inherited)
- ，。
He wanted to take advantage of others, but ended up losing more than he gained.
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat (upper part variant))ASSOCIATIVE
- 目(eye)RADICAL
A goat's eye gazes intently, picturing how something clings tightly and sticks to whatever it focuses on.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 巴(cling; watch for)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hand grasping something tightly as if clinging and refusing to let go.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(grain of rice; pictographic)ASSOCIATIVE
Rice grains scattered from a grain bundle symbolize the staple food of East Asian people.
偷鸡不着蚀把米
Traditional偷雞不著蝕把米
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)(inherited)
- ，。
He tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing rice instead—he's really too foolish.
- 貳动verb
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off(inherited)
- 。
He tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing a handful of rice instead.
- 參形adjective
to go for wool and come back shorn(inherited)
- ，。
He wanted to take advantage of others, but ended up losing more than he gained.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; man)RADICAL
- 俞(agree; willing)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A thief is someone who sneaks around acting cheerfully so no one notices.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat (upper part variant))ASSOCIATIVE
- 目(eye)RADICAL
A goat's eye gazes intently, picturing how something clings tightly and sticks to whatever it focuses on.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 巴(cling; watch for)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hand grasping something tightly as if clinging and refusing to let go.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 米(grain of rice; pictographic)ASSOCIATIVE
Rice grains scattered from a grain bundle symbolize the staple food of East Asian people.
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