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

steal a hook and you're executed, steal a country and you're 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. 者 zhě affixnoun
    -er
    (bound form) used after a verb, adjective, or noun to represent the person or thing performing an action or possessing a quality; translates as "-er", "-ist", or "one who"
  4. 诛 誅 zhū
    to execute
    (bound form) to put a criminal to death; to kill
  5. ， qiè
    non-Chinese
  6. 窃 竊 qiè verbnoun
    to steal
    to steal; to pilfer
  7. 国 國 guó noun
    country
    country; nation; state; a territory with its own people and government
  8. 者 zhě affixnoun
    -er
    (bound form) used after a verb, adjective, or noun to represent the person or thing performing an action or possessing a quality; translates as "-er", "-ist", or "one who"
  9. 侯 hóu
    marquis
    (bound form) marquis, the second of the five ancient orders of nobility; a nobleman or high official