关门捉贼 in English guan1 men2 zhuo1 zei2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

关 门 捉 贼

Traditional Characters

關 門 捉 賊

Pinyin

guan1 men2 zhuo1 zei2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

关guan1surname Guan 门men2surname Men 捉zhuo1to clutch 贼zei2thief