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  sit3   jyutping
  qie4   pinyin
[1] steal; pilfer; pinch
[2] thief; burglar; pilferer
[3] seize illegally; usurp; plagiarize
[4] personally (used as a self-depreciatory term)
[5] secretly; stealthily; furtively


Default PoS: verb Additional PoS: nounadverb
Stroke count: 22
Level: 3
Radical: (#116)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
竊 / 窃

This word has been viewed 7637 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jan 2010 13:32

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detail  sat1 sit3  shi1 qie4 = stolen; to have one's property stolen
detail  sit3 ceoi2  qie4 qu3 = to steal; to seize
detail  sit3 teng1  qie4 ting1 = to eavesdrop; to wiretap
detail  dou6 sit3  dao4 qie4 = to steal; theft
detail  tau1 sit3  tou1 qie4 = to steal; to pilfer; theft; pilferage
detail  baau3 sit3  bao4 qie4 = burglary; to steal, to burglarize
detail  sit3 ting1 hei3   = listening/bugging device, "bug"
detail  sit3 teng1 din6 waa6*2   = phone tapping; wiretapping
detail  piu5 sit3  piao1 qie4 = to pirate; to plagiarize
detail  syu2 sit3 gau2 tau1  shu3 qie4 gou3 tou1 = petty theft
See all 13 compounds (CantoDict reports 14 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 2 examples containing 竊
detail audio 唔怪之得廚房罐頭逐一逐樣唔見咗原來鼠竊狗偷
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappearing one by one; so you are the one stealing them.
detail 店舖拎走貨品畀錢, 為之店舖盜竊
Taking away merchandise from a store without making payment is defined as shoplifting.

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