贼 (賊) zéi

1. zéi noun thief
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 偷东西的人 (Han Dian '贼' 1; Unihan '賊')
2. zéi verb to injure; to harm
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 贼 is synonymous with 伤害 in this sense (Han Dian '贼' 3)
3. zéi noun a traitor; an evildoer; an enemy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 贼 is synonymous with 国贼 or 民贼 in this sense (Han Dian '贼' 2; Unihan '賊')
4. zéi adjective evil
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 贼 is synonymous with 邪的 in this sense (Han Dian '贼' 4)
5. zéi adverb extremely
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 贼 is synonymous with 很 or 极 in this sense (Han Dian '贼' 5)

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• 与贼过梯(與賊過梯) to give a thief a ladder
• 贼识贼(賊識賊) one thief recognizes another
• 譬喻问号(三) 静默似雷声， 大声小声？ 无明似乌云， 是耶否耶？ 妄语似汙垢， 净乎秽乎？ 业力似影子， 随也离也？ 人死似搬家， 此处彼处？ 杀人似杀己， 是也不是？ 忧虑似盗贼， 是偷是抢？ 烦恼似尘劳， 陈乎留乎？ 内心似田地， 种草种谷？ 信仰似宝藏， 要与不要？(譬喻問號(三) 靜默似雷聲， 大聲小聲？ 無明似烏雲， 是耶否耶？ 妄語似汙垢， 淨乎穢乎？ 業力似影子， 隨也離也？ 人死似搬家， 此處彼處？ 殺人似殺己， 是也不是？ 憂慮似盜賊， 是偷是搶？ 煩惱似塵勞， 陳乎留乎？ 內心似田地， 種草種穀？ 信仰似寶藏， 要與不要？) Metaphors (3) Silence is thunder. Is it loud or soft? Ignorance is a grey cloud. Is it or is it not? Lying is pollution. Is it pure or dirty? Karma is a shadow. Does it follow or leave you? Death is moving houses. Here or there? Killing life is killing yourself. Is it or is it not? Worry is a thief. Does it steal or rob? Affliction is dust. Does it accumulate or stay? The mind is a field. Shall we grow weeds or crops? Faith is a treasure. Do you want it or not?
• 佛说息除贼难陀罗尼经(佛說息除賊難陀羅尼經) Sutra on the Dharani to Expel Bandits; Fo Shuo Xi Chu Zei Nantuo Luo Ni Jing
• 擒山中之贼易，捉心中之贼难(擒山中之賊易，捉心中之賊難) It is easy to catch thieves in the mountains, but hard to catch the thieves in one's mind.
• 辟除贼害呪经(辟除賊害呪經) Sutra on the Dharani to Avoid Harm from Bandits; Pi Chu Zei Hai Zhou Jing
• 六贼(六賊) the objects of the six sense organs; the six thieves

Also contained in

麦氏贼鸥 、 窃贼 、 蟊贼 、 贼船 、 篡贼 、 贼婆 、 做贼心虚 、 老家贼 、 海贼王 、 海贼 、 国贼 、 上贼船 、 误上贼船 、 积贼 、 海贼版 、 作贼 、 枪乌贼 、 贼窝 、 飞贼 、 擒贼擒王 、 讨贼 、 贼巢 、 中贼鸥 、 对着和尚骂贼秃 、 逆贼 、 插贼 、 民贼独夫 、 盗贼蜂起 、 抓贼 、 怨贼 、 叛贼 、 反贼 、 奸贼 、 乱臣贼子 、 短尾贼鸥 、 贼秃 、 贼人 、 马贼 、 采花贼 、 盗贼 、 贼眉鼠眼 、 独夫民贼 、 剿贼 、 乌贼

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• Difficulties and Benefits 1: Seven Difficulties 冥　益 一．七難 The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》 — count: 19
• How to Enter the Buddha Dharma 如何進入佛法 Humanistic Buddhism Series 6 - Buddhist Studies and Seeking the Dharma 《人間佛教系列6－學佛與求法》 — count: 12
• The Seven Jewels of the Ganges is inferior to the unconditioned - Part 11 [Lecture] 恆河七寶不如無為分第十一 【講話】 Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》 — count: 12
• The Hundred Parables Sutra 百喻經 Buddhism Series 2 - Canonical Texts 《佛教叢書2－經典》 — count: 9
• Chapter 4: Going Against Common Wisdom 卷四　激發智慧 ■激發智慧 Life's Ten Thousand Affairs 11 - Life's Possessions 《人間萬事11－生命的擁有》 — count: 9
• Lecture 13: Buddhist Phrases and Idioms 第十三講．佛教成語 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 3: Activities at Places of Practice 《僧事百講3－道場行事》 — count: 6
• Scroll 3: Development of the Self - Prevailing over the Self 卷三 開發自我 戰勝自己 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 7 - Life's Brocade Pouch 《星雲法語7－人生的錦囊》 — count: 5
• The Buddha in Our Lives, Scroll 1: True Isolation 卷一 生活的佛教 真正閉關 Hsing Yun Dharma Words 2 - The Buddha in Our Lives 《星雲法語2－生活的佛教》 — count: 5
• Humble Opinions on the Stages in Development of Chinese Buddhism 中國佛教階段性的發展芻議 Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 — count: 4
• Canonical Evidence for Humanistic Buddhism (Recorded in at Total of 28 Kinds of Canonical Text) - Disgust and One's Own Evil 人間佛教的經證(共收錄二十八種經典) ■惡心自賊 Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism 《佛教叢書10－人間佛教》 — count: 4

Collocations

• 贼难 (賊難) 捉心中之賊難 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 5: Laziness Leads to Downfall 第五講　精進為降魔的根本 — count: 22
• 杀贼 (殺賊) 殺賊 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, 2: The Thirty Three Manifestations of Avalokiteśvara (heavenly body and human body) 二．三十三身（天身、人身） — count: 15
• 小贼 (小賊) 小賊就關在櫃子裏面 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The Seven Jewels of the Ganges is inferior to the unconditioned - Part 11 [Lecture] 恆河七寶不如無為分第十一 【講話】 — count: 14
• 烦恼贼 (煩惱賊) 殺盡煩惱賊也 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The true signless appearance of the Four Fruits is emptiness - Part 9 [Translation of Canonical Source Text and Notes] 實相無相四果性空分第九 【譯文　原典　注釋】 — count: 14
• 贼易 (賊易) 擒山中之賊易 — Ten Lectures on the Eight Realizations of a Bodhisattva Sutra 《八大人覺經十講》, Lecture 5: Laziness Leads to Downfall 第五講　精進為降魔的根本 — count: 13
• 恶贼 (惡賊) 或者惡賊陷害時 — One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 2: Becoming a Monastic and the Rules of the Precepts 《僧事百講2－出家戒法》, Lecture 13: Sravakas and Arhats 第十三講．聲聞羅漢 — count: 12
• 擒贼 (擒賊) 擒賊要擒王 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 9
• 功德贼 (功德賊) 劫功德賊 — The Universal Gate : a Commentary on Avalokitesvara's Universal Gate Sutra 《觀世音菩薩普門品講話》, 2: The Three Poisons 二．三毒難 — count: 6
• 捉贼 (捉賊) 馬上醒來捉賊 — Lectures on the Diamond Sutra 《金剛經講話》, The Seven Jewels of the Ganges is inferior to the unconditioned - Part 11 [Lecture] 恆河七寶不如無為分第十一 【講話】 — count: 5
• 贼先 (賊先) 擒賊先擒王 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 1 - Keys to Living Well 《星雲法語1－修行在人間》, Scroll 1 Adapting to the Path of Life: Cultivation of the Mind 卷一 調適生命之道 心的修行 — count: 5