擒贼擒王 in English qin2 zei2 qin2 wang2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to defeat the enemy by capturing their chief (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

擒 贼 擒 王

Traditional Characters

擒 賊 擒 王

Pinyin

qin2 zei2 qin2 wang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

擒qin2to capture 贼zei2thief 擒qin2to capture 王wang2surname Wang