| zéi | thief |
| 贼 | thief traitor wily |
| 贼亮 | bright shiny dazzling |
| 贼人 | thief |
| 贼去关门 | lock the stable after the horse is stolen |
| 贼喊捉贼 | cover up one's misdeeds by shifting the blame on to others |
| 贼头贼脑 | lit. to behave like a thief furtive underhand |
| 贼害 | to cause harm or injury to another |
| 贼寇 | A bandit, an aggressor . |
| 贼心 | evil intentions |
| 贼心不死 | bent on evil-doing |
| 贼性 | a crafty or cunning disposition 2.an evil mind |
| 贼星 | meteor |
| 贼死 | completely utterly (dialect) |
| 贼眉鼠眼 | shifty-eyed crafty-looking (idiom) |
| 贼眼 | shifty gaze furtive glance |
| 贼窝 | thieves' lair |
| 贼船 | pirate ship fig. venture of dubious merit criminal gang |
| 贼赃 | stealing; hot goods |
| 贼走关门 | to lock the stable door after the horse is stolen |
| 贼风 | evil wind; harmful wind |