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Here’s the idiom 「偷雞盜狗」, with its definition and practical application described below.

Refers to the act of stealing. It also refers to improper activities. Same as “stealing”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tōu jī dào gǒu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

tau1 gai1 dou6 gau2

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