家贼难防
jiā​zéi​nán​fáng

hard to guard against an inside thief

  • created sense approved 家贼难防/家賊難防 · jiā​zéi​nán​fáng · hard to guard against an inside thief — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    家贼难防 / 家賊難防

    jiā​zéi​nán​fáng

    hard to guard against an inside thief

    it is difficult to protect oneself against an enemy or thief from within one's own circle; refers to a traitor or internal threat who is hard to detect

    家贼 (literal) → 家贼/家賊 · jiā​zéi · thief within a family 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 防 (literal) → 防 · fáng · to guard against

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