關門捉賊

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Chinese

to close the door; to close for business; to close down to clutch; to grab; to capture thief
trad. (關門捉賊) 關門 捉 賊
simp. (关门捉贼) 关门 捉 贼
Literally: “to shut the door to catch the thief”.

Pronunciation

Idiom

關門捉賊

  1. (figurative) to capture the enemy by cutting off their escape route
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