賊喊捉賊 (caak6 haam3 zuk1 caak6) — a criminal who tries to accuse somebody of the theft and tries to sneak away onself; a robber who acts like a cop; the pot calling the kettle black in Cantonese

caakˍ₆haam˗₃zukˉ¹caakˍ₆
贼喊捉贼
Mandarin Pinyin: zei2 han3 zhuo1 zei2

Meaning of 賊喊捉賊

nouna criminal who tries to accuse somebody of the theft and tries to sneak away onself; a robber who acts like a cop; the pot calling the kettle black

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