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窃国者侯,窃钩者诛
qiè​guó​zhě​hóu, qiè​gōu​zhě​zhū

unequal justice

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窃国者侯,窃钩者诛 (竊國者侯,竊鉤者誅) qiè​guó​zhě​hóu, qiè​gōu​zhě​zhū
unequal justice
steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi)

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