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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
竊賊 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
竊賊 ＝ 竊 ＋ 賊
ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄟˊ · qièzéi
noun — a thief, a burglar

字源 FORM — what the parts do

竊to steal, on the sly (盜竊)qiè
賊a thief (盜賊)zéi
竊賊，盜竊的竊，盜賊的賊。
關 · Related
盜賊dàozéithe same 賊 — the robber-and-thief pairing偷竊tōuqièthe same 竊 — the stealing act