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竊 (sit3) — seize illegally; usurp; plagiarize in Cantonese

sit˗₃竊
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Mandarin Pinyin: qie4

Meaning of 竊

nounseize illegally; usurp; plagiarize
nounsecretly; stealthily; furtively
nounsteal; pilfer; pinch
nounthief; burglar; pilferer
nounpersonally (used as a self-depreciatory term)

Example Sentences with 竊

唔怪之得廚房啲罐頭逐一逐樣噉唔見咗，原來係你鼠竊狗偷
No wonder the can foods in the kitchen has been disappearing one by one; so you are the one stealing them.
haiˊ²喺dim˗₃店pou˗₃舖ningˉ¹拎zauˊ²走fo˗₃貨banˊ²品mouˏ₅冇beiˊ²畀cin2,錢, siˍ₆是waiˎ₄為ziˉ¹之dim˗₃店pou˗₃舖douˍ₆盜sit˗₃竊。
Taking away merchandise from a store without making payment is defined as shoplifting.
keoiˏ₅佢cit˗₃竊heoiˊ²取zoˊ²咗ngoˏ₅我diˉ¹啲cin4.錢。
He stole my money.
keoiˏ₅佢siˍ₆試touˎ₄圖cit˗₃竊heoiˊ²取kyunˎ₄權lik6.力。
He tried to usurp power.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好cit˗₃竊heoiˊ²取janˎ₄人deiˍ₆哋ge˗₃嘅je5.嘢。
Don't steal other people's things.
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Words Containing 竊

竊聽電話sit3 teng1 din6 waa2
phone tapping; wiretapping
竊聽sit3 teng1
to eavesdrop; to wiretap
竊取sit3 ceoi2
to steal; to seize
店舖盜竊dim3 pou3 dou6 sit3
shoplifting
竊案sit3 on3
theft case
竊聽器sit3 ting1 hei3
listening/bugging device, "bug"
偷竊tau1 sit3
to steal; to pilfer; theft; pilferage
竊賊sit3 caak6
thief; burglar; larcener; pilferer
盜竊dou6 sit3
to steal; theft
鼠竊狗偷syu2 sit3 gau2 tau1
petty theft
偷香竊玉tau1 hoeng1 sit3 juk6
to womanize; to philander; to mess around with women
爆竊baau3 sit3
burglary; to steal, to burglarize

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