盜亦有道
dào​yì​yǒu​dào

there is honor among thieves

  • created sense approved 盗亦有道/盜亦有道 · dào​yì​yǒu​dào · there is honor among thieves — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    盗亦有道 / 盜亦有道

    dào​yì​yǒu​dào

    there is honor among thieves

    Even thieves have their own principles or rules that they follow; specifically refers to having a sense of integrity or certain standards within a criminal group.

    盗 (literal) → 盗/盜 · dào · thief 亦 (literal) → 亦 · yì · also 有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · there is 道 (literal) → 道 · dào · principle

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense