竊〔窃〕 sit³ {qiè}

1. to steal
2. secretly
3. (humble) I

竊國〔窃国〕 sit³ gwok³ {qiè guó}

usurp state power

竊案〔窃-〕 sit³ on³ {qiè àn}

(noun) a robbery; a burglary case

竊賊〔窃贼〕 sit³ caak⁶ {qiè zéi}

thief

竊取〔窃-〕 sit³ ceoi² {qiè qǔ}

1. to steal
2. to seize

竊盜〔窃盗〕 sit³ dou⁶ {qiè dào}

burglar

竊據〔窃据〕 sit³ geoi³ {qiè jù}

1. to usurp
2. to claim unjustly
3. to expropriate

竊喜〔窃-〕 sit³ hei² {qiè xǐ}

to be secretly delighted

竊嫌〔窃-〕 sit³ jim⁴ {qiè xián}

suspected thief (Tw)

竊權〔窃权〕 sit³ kyun⁴ {qiè quán}

1. to usurp authority
2. to hold power improperly

竊竊〔窃窃〕 sit³ sit³ {qiè qiè}

1. privately
2. secretly
3. unobtrusively

竊笑〔窃-〕 sit³ siu³ {qiè xiào}

1. to snigger
2. to titter

竊聽〔窃听〕 sit³ ting¹ {qiè tīng}

1. to eavesdrop
2. to wiretap

竊蛋龍〔窃-龙〕 sit³ daan² lung⁴ {qiè dàn lóng}

oviraptorosaurus (egg-stealing dinosaur)

竊蠹甲〔窃--〕 sit³ dou³ gaap³ {qiè dù jiǎ}

1. drugstore beetle
2. CL: 隻

竊聽器〔窃听-〕 sit³ ting¹ hei³ {qiè tīng qì}

1. tapping device
2. bug

竊竊私語〔窃窃-语〕 sit³ sit³ si¹ jyu⁵ {qiè qiè sī yǔ}

to whisper

竊國者侯，竊鉤者誅〔窃国---窃钩-诛〕 sit³ gwok³ ze² hau⁴ ，sit³ ngau¹ ze² zyu¹ {qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū}

steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子)

竊鉤者誅，竊國者侯〔窃钩-诛-窃国--〕 sit³ ngau¹ ze² zyu¹ ，sit³ gwok³ ze² hau⁴ {qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu}

steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子)