贼识贼 (賊識賊) zéi shí zéi

zéi shí zéi phrase one thief recognizes another
Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Chan , Concept:
Notes: Quote: from koan 8 of 碧巖錄 “Blue Cliff Record” (Amies 2021 tr.; see also Ch’ung-hsien, K’o-ch’in, and Thomas F. Cleary trans. 1998, p. 53; T 2003, Scroll 1)