窃钩者诛,窃国者侯 (竊鉤者誅,竊國者侯) qiè gōu zhě zhū, qiè guó zhě hóu
qiè gōu zhě zhū, qiè guó zhě hóu
phrase
steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
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Notes: From Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子 (CC-CEDICT '竊鉤者誅,竊國者侯')