Definition
飞贼 literally means 'flying thief' and has two main meanings. The first is a burglar who is agile enough to scale walls or enter from high places — think of a cat burglar or an acrobatic thief in martial arts stories. The second, older meaning refers to an enemy aircraft or airman during wartime, especially one that drops bombs or spies from the air. In modern usage you'll hear the first sense more often.
noun
cat burglarburglar who gains entry by scaling wallsenemy airman or aircraftair raider (historical/wartime)
Examples
- 飞贼。Jǐngchá zhōngyú zhuāzhù le nà ge fēi zéi.The police finally caught that cat burglar.
- ，飞贼。Kàngzhàn shíqī, dírén de fēi zéi cháng lái hōngzhà chéngshì.During the War of Resistance, enemy air raiders often came to bomb the cities.
- 飞贼，。Tā xiàng yì zhī fēi zéi, qīngqīng yí yuè jiù fān guò le gāo qiáng.He was like a cat burglar — with one light leap he vaulted over the high wall.
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