賊 [贼]

Jyutping caak6
Pinyin zé

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    a kind of pest that eats the joints of a seedling
    • 蟊賊
      蟊贼
      máo zéi
      insects that eat the roots and the joints
  2. character, obsolete
    to restrain
  3. character, obsolete
    to damage; to corrupt; to ruin; to destroy
  4. character, obsolete
    to steal
  5. character, obsolete
    murderer
  6. character
    evil; wicked; treacherous
  7. character
    villain; traitor
  8. character, obsolete
    to murder
  9. character, obsolete
    harm; disaster
  10. character, obsolete
    ruthless; vicious
  11. character, colloquial, dialectal
    cunning; wily; sly
  12. character, obsolete
    to slander
  13. character, obsolete
    to harm; to injure
  14. character
    thief; bandit; robber (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
    • 琴日有贼入咗屋，偷走咗我部电脑。
      琴日有贼入咗屋，偷走咗我部电脑。
      kam4 jat6 jau5 caak2 jap6 zo2 uk1, tau1 zau2 zo2 ngo5 bou6 din6 nou5.
      Yesterday, a thief came into my house and stole my computer.

賊 [贼]

Jyutping caak2
Pinyin zéi

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    偷​嘢​或​搶​嘢​嘅​人​；​盜匪​（​量​詞​：​個​）
    thief; robber; thug
    • 有賊呀！
      有贼呀！
      jau5 caak2 aa3!
      Thief!
    • 個賊搶咗我個手提電話。
      个贼抢咗我个手提电话。
      go3 caak2 coeng2 zo2 ngo5 go3 sau2 tai4 din6 waa2.
      The robber snatched my mobile phone.
    • 尋晚佢屋企有賊入屋，偷走咗幾千蚊。
      寻晚佢屋企有贼入屋，偷走咗几千蚊。
      cam4 maan5 keoi5 uk1 kei2 jau5 caak2 jap6 uk1, tau1 zau2 zo2 gei2 cin1 man1.
      A thief broke into his home last night and stole a few thousand dollars.

賊 [贼]

Jyutping caak6
Pinyin zéi

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. thief
  2. traitor
  3. wily
  4. deceitful
  5. evil
  6. extremely
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. unlawful
  2. thief/traitor/wily/deceitful/evil/extremely/burglar/robber
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    「​賊​(​caak2​)​」​嘅​本​調​，​係​某​啲​配​詞會​用​嘅​讀​法
    thief; robber; thug; the original pronunciation of 賊caak2 that is only use in certain words
    • 賊仔
      贼仔
      caak6 zai2
      robber; flatterer
    • 大賊
      大贼
      daai6 caak6
      robber; raider
    • 賊眉賊眼
      贼眉贼眼
      caak6 mei4 caak6 ngaan5
      (of someone's face) looks like a thief; literally, robber brows and robber eyes
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, obsolete
    a kind of pest that eats the joints of a seedling
    • 蟊賊
      蟊贼
      máo zéi
      insects that eat the roots and the joints
  2. character, obsolete
    to restrain
  3. character, obsolete
    murderer
  4. character, obsolete
    to damage; to corrupt; to ruin; to destroy
  5. character, obsolete
    to steal
  6. character
    evil; wicked; treacherous
  7. character
    villain; traitor
  8. character, obsolete
    to murder
  9. character, obsolete
    harm; disaster
  10. character, obsolete
    ruthless; vicious
  11. character, colloquial, dialectal
    cunning; wily; sly
  12. character, obsolete
    to slander
  13. character, obsolete
    to harm; to injure
  14. character
    thief; bandit; robber (Classifier: 個／个 m c)
    • 琴日有贼入咗屋，偷走咗我部电脑。
      琴日有贼入咗屋，偷走咗我部电脑。
      kam4 jat6 jau5 caak2 jap6 zo2 uk1, tau1 zau2 zo2 ngo5 bou6 din6 nou5.
      Yesterday, a thief came into my house and stole my computer.
  15. character, Mandarin, Northeastern, including
    very; particularly; immensely; extremely
    (syn.) 死人, 很, 樣, 野 dated, 有夠, 極死, 來得, 十二分 rare, 鐵, 見死, 十分, 稀, 甮派, 實在, 挺, 老老, 怪, 出奇, 過, 蓋, 邪 dated, 窮 dated, 孔, 足, 萬代, 畢, 超, 十分之, 交關, 死爸, 出格, 勁, 𠊉派, 足範, 猛 rare, 顯, 誠, 老, 極, 猛, 瞎, 已, 堪, 煞, 非常, 木牢牢 rare, 還 exclamation, 畢畢, 甚, 死了了, 倍兒, 好, 野, 蠻, 楞, 超級, 刮, 頂, 非常之, 邪氣, 窮, 𠊉好, 真, 木佬佬, 傻, 死絕, 十二萬分, 冒, 盡, 蒙, 異, 但顧, 當, 真正, 還, 絕, 來得個, 齁兒
    • 賊好看
      贼好看
      zéi hǎo kàn
      remarkably beautiful
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. thief, traitor
  2. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    BCIJ
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    BOIJ
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 小偷
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #5220
  2. HSK3 七一九级汉字表 #1112
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    疏忽招致盗贼。
    疏忽招致盜賊。
    shū hu zhāo zhì dào zéi 。
    • Opportunity makes a thief.
  2. Mandarin
    警方根据现场遗下的证物把贼子找了出来。
    警方根據現場遺下的證物把賊子找了出來。
    jǐng fāng gēn jù xiàn chǎng yí xià de zhèng wù bǎ zéi zi zhǎo le chū lái 。
    • The burglar was traced by one of the things he had left on the scene.
    • The burglar was traced by one of the things she had left on the scene.
  3. Mandarin
    警察逮捕了窃贼。
    警察逮捕了竊賊。
    jǐng chá dài bǔ le qiè zéi 。
    • The policemen arrested the burglar.
  4. Mandarin
    一个窃贼闯进了他的房子。
    一個竊賊闖進了他的房子。
    yí gè qiè zéi chuǎng jìn le tā de fáng zi 。
    • A burglar broke into his house.
  5. Mandarin
    警官逮捕了窃贼。
    警官逮捕了竊賊。
    jǐng guān dài bǔ le qiè zéi 。
    • The police officer arrested the burglar.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    啲警察根据现场留低嘅证物揾到个贼仔。
    啲警察根據現場留低嘅證物搵到個賊仔。
    di1 ging2 caat3 gan1 geoi3 jin6 coeng4 lau4 dai1 ge3 zing3 mat6 wan2 dou3 go3 caak6 zai2 。
    • The burglar was traced by one of the things he had left on the scene.
  2. Cantonese
    原来阿Tom喺贼嚟嘅。
    原來阿Tom喺賊嚟嘅。
    jyun4 loi4 aa3 Ｔ o m hai2 caak6 lai4 ge3 。
    • Tom turned out to be a thief.
  3. Cantonese
    个差人拉咗个贼。
    個差人拉咗個賊。
    go3 caa1 jan4 laai1 zo2 go3 caak6 。
    • The police officer arrested the burglar.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    个贼抢咗佢个公事包。
    個賊搶咗佢個公事包。
    go3 caak2 coeng2 zo2 keoi5 go3 gung1 si6 baau1.
    • The thief snatched his briefcase.
  2. Cantonese
    佢一个人淝低咗三个贼。
    佢一個人淝低咗三個賊。
    keoi5 jat1 go3 jan4 fe4 dai1 zo2 saam1 go3 caak2.
    • He gunned down 3 thieves all by himself.
  3. Cantonese
    一名贼人半夜闯入一间便利店行劫。
    一名賊人半夜闖入一間便利店行劫。
    jat1 ming4 caak6 jan4 bun3 je2 cong2 jap6 jat1 gaan1 bin6 lei6 dim3 hang4 gip3.
    • A thief broke into a convenience store in the middle of the night to commit a robbery.
  4. Cantonese
    个贼用把刀降住我条颈。
    個賊用把刀降住我條頸。
    go3 caak2 jung6 baa2 dou1 hong4 zyu6 ngo5 tiu4 geng2
    • The thief put a knife to my neck.
  5. Cantonese
    贼窦
    賊竇
    caak6 dau3
    • robbers' hideout
    • 賊窩
    • thief's den
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    擒贼先擒王
    擒賊先擒王
    qín zéi xiān qín wáng
    • to defeat the enemy, first catch their chief
  2. Mandarin
    蟊贼
    蟊賊
    máo zéi
    • insects that eat the roots and the joints
  3. Mandarin
    贼好看
    賊好看
    zéi hǎo kàn
    • remarkably beautiful
  4. Mandarin
    贼臣董卓，敢为欺天之谋，吾当以颈血溅之！
    賊臣董卓，敢為欺天之謀，吾當以頸血濺之！
    zéi chén dǒng zhuó ， gǎn wèi qī tiān zhī móu ， wú dāng yǐ jǐng xuè jiàn zhī ！
    • Dong Zhuo, you villainous scoundrel! You dare carry out a scheme which deceives heaven. I should stain you with the blood of my (severed) neck (rather than submit, and live in tyranny)!
  5. Mandarin
    窃贼事先挡住了监控。
    竊賊事先擋住了監控。
    qiè zéi shì xiān dǎng zhù le jiān kòng ．
    • The thief covered the security camera in advance.