qiègōuqièguó
to steal a hook is to be executed, to steal a country is to be made a lord
- to steal a hook is to be executed, to steal a country is to be made a lord
- Classic expression used to criticize the hypocrisy and injustice of a legal system where small crimes are punished severely while grand criminals gain power; implies that reward and punishment are disconnected from the scale of the deed or that the law is applied inconsistently