窃 (竊) qiè

  1. qiè verb to steal
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 盗取 (Guoyu '竊' v 1; Kroll 2015 '竊' 1, p. 367; Mathews 1931 '竊', p. 111; Unihan '竊'; XHZD '窃' 1, p. 605)
  2. qiè adverb secretly; stealthily
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 偷偷的; for example, 窃听 eavesdrop (Guoyu '竊' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '竊' 1a, p. 367; Mathews 1931 '竊', p. 111; Unihan '竊'; XHZD '窃' 2, p. 605)
  3. qiè noun a thief
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '竊' 1, p. 367; Unihan '竊')
  4. qiè verb to usurp; to encroach on; to endanger
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '竊' 1b, p. 367)
  5. qiè verb with due respect [a humble expression]
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '竊' 2, p. 367; Mathews 1931 '竊', p. 111)
  6. qiè verb to have a secret affair with
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '竊' 3, p. 367)
  7. qiè adverb privately
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 私下 (Guoyu '竊' adv 1)

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