關門捉賊 (gwaan1 mun4 zuk3 caak6): to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom) | Cantonese Dictionary | YumCha

gwaan1 mun4 zuk3 caak6關門捉賊关门捉贼

Jyutpinggwaan1 mun4 zuk3 caak6

Yalegwān mùnh juk chakh

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to catch a thief by closing his escape route (idiom)

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