賊〔贼〕 caak⁶ {zéi}

unlawful

賊〔贼〕 caak⁶ {zéi}

1. thief
2. traitor
3. wily
4. deceitful
5. evil
6. extremely

賊竇〔贼窦〕 caak⁶ dau³ {zéi dòu}

a thieves' hideout; a thieves' den

賊公〔贼-〕 caak⁶ gung¹ {zéi gōng}

male thief (spoken)

賊人〔贼-〕 caak⁶ jan⁴ {zéi rén}

thief

賊佬〔贼-〕 caak⁶ lou² {zéi lǎo}

a robber; a thief; a burglar

賊仔〔贼-〕 caak⁶ zai² {zéi zǐ}

a thief; a burglar

賊贓〔贼赃〕 caak⁶ zong¹ {zéi zāng}

stolen goods

賊亮〔贼-〕 caak⁶ loeng⁶ {zéi liàng}

1. bright
2. shiny
3. dazzling
4. glaring

賊眼〔贼-〕 caak⁶ ngaan⁵ {zéi yǎn}

1. shifty gaze
2. furtive glance

賊心〔贼-〕 caak⁶ sam¹ {zéi xīn}

evil intentions

賊死〔贼-〕 caak⁶ sei² {zéi sǐ}

1. completely
2. utterly (dialect)

賊船〔贼-〕 caak⁶ syun⁴ {zéi chuán}

1. pirate ship
2. fig. venture of dubious merit
3. criminal gang
4. reactionary faction

賊禿〔贼秃〕 caak⁶ tuk¹ {zéi tū}

(derog.) Buddhist monk

賊窩〔贼窝〕 caak⁶ wo¹ {zéi wō}

thieves' lair

賊亞爸〔贼亚-〕 caak⁶ aa³ baa¹ {zéi yà bà}

a 'fagin', someone who trains others to perform crimes and takes the stolen goods, similar to the fictional character Fagin in Oliver Twist; describes someone who reaps in the booties / benefits from criminal activities (without necessarily carrying out the criminal activities themselves) , such as a criminal leader (or an organization / corrupted government) behind the scenes13

賊喊捉賊〔贼--贼〕 caak⁶ haam³ zuk¹ caak⁶ {zéi hǎn zhuō zéi}

a criminal who tries to accuse somebody of the theft and tries to sneak away onself; a robber who acts like a cop; the pot calling the kettle black

賊眉鼠眼〔贼---〕 caak⁶ mei⁴ syu² ngaan⁵ {zéi méi shǔ yǎn}

1. shifty-eyed
2. crafty-looking (idiom)

賊頭賊腦〔贼头贼脑〕 caak⁶ tau⁴ caak⁶ nou⁵ {zéi tóu zéi nǎo}

1. lit. to behave like a thief
2. furtive
3. underhand

賊佬試沙煲〔贼-试--〕 caak⁶ lou² si³ saa¹ bou¹ {zéi lǎo shì shā bāo}

to test the waters