play the trick of a thief crying " stop thief(zéi hǎn zhuō zéi)

play the trick of a thief crying " stop thief

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Z é IH ǎ nzhu ō Z é I, which means a thief shouts to catch a thief. In order to escape by themselves, the bad guys deliberately create chaos, shift their targets and regard others as bad guys. It comes from a new account of the world, false and treacherous, written by Liu Yiqing of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

A thief shouts to catch a thief. It is used to describe that bad people deliberately create chaos, shift their targets and describe others as bad people in order to escape.

Idioms and allusions

original text

When Wei Wu was young, he tried to be a Ranger with yuan SHAOHAO and a bride. Because he sneaked into his master's garden, he called at night, "here's a thief!" Lu people are out of view, the emperor is a knife robbed bride, and Shao also out of the wrong way, fell in the trifoliate orange Jing, Shao can not move, the emperor yelled: "here is the thief!" Shao panic from throw, all free ——It's from a new account of the world - false treachery written by Liu Yiqing of the Southern Song Dynasty

translation

It is said that when Emperor Wei Wu (Cao Cao) was young, he and Yuan Shao liked to imitate the actions of chivalrous men. Once I went to see someone else's wife, the two brothers quietly sneaked into the garden of the newly married family. At ten o'clock in the middle of the night, Cao Cao and the two of them yelled, "here comes the thief!" When the bride's family came out to watch, Cao Cao, Emperor Wu, took out his sword to hijack his bride and went back with Yuan Shao. But in the middle of the night, he couldn't find his way. He fell into the thorns, especially Yuan Shao. He couldn't get out, but Cao Cao came out. So Cao Cao, Emperor Wu, cried out: "the thief is here!" This scared Yuan Shao, he cut the thorns in a hurry, also jumped out, two talents finally not caught.

Idiom usage

After stealing other people's money, the sly thief called out to catch the thief and put the blame on others.

Chinese PinYin : zéi hǎn zhuō zéi