窃钩窃国
qiè​gōu​qiè​guó

to steal a hook is to be executed, to steal a country is to be made a lord

  1. 窃 竊 qiè verbnoun
    to steal
    to steal; to pilfer
  2. 钩 鉤 gōu noun
    hook
    (noun) a curved object used for catching, hanging, or connecting things, such as a fishhook, clothes hook, or window catch
  3. 窃国 竊國 qiè​guó
    to usurp state power
    To seize or steal control of a nation or its government through illegal or dishonest means