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

unequal justice

  • created sense approved 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

    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)

    这种“窃国者侯，窃钩者诛”的现象，是对法治的莫大讽刺。

    created sense