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擒贼擒王

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Pīnyīn
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(idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader

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Mandarin
Pīnyīn
Unihan Definition
standalone and in compounds
Jyutping
Cantonese
Variant
Four corner
Cangjie
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *擒* | 擒* | *擒
15画
catch, capture, seize, arrest
5802.7
QOYB
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *贼* | 贼* | *贼
10画
thief, traitor; kill
7385
BOIJ
splitcomponent searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *擒* | 擒* | *擒
15画
catch, capture, seize, arrest
5802.7
QOYB
component searchstroke orderdetailspronouncebaikeskritter
 *王* | 王* | *王
4画
king, ruler; royal; surname
1010.4
MG

Word decomposition:

SimplifiedEnglish Definition
(idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *擒* | 擒* | *擒
to capture
 
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *贼* | 贼* | *贼
thief; robber / (bound form) traitor; subversive / (bound form) evil; wicked / sly; shifty; devious / (literary) to harm; to injure / (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)
  
  qín
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *擒* | 擒* | *擒
to capture
   
   Wáng
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *王* | 王* | *王
surname Wang
   
   wáng
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *王* | 王* | *王
king or monarch / best or strongest of its type / grand / great
   
   wàng
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *王* | 王* | *王
(literary) (of a monarch) to reign over (a kingdom)