竊鉤者誅，竊國者侯 (sit3 ngau1 ze2 zyu1 ，sit3 gwok3 ze2 hau4): steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) | Cantonese Dictionary

sit3 ngau1 ze2 zyu1 ，sit3 gwok3 ze2 hau4竊鉤者誅，竊國者侯窃钩者诛，窃国者侯

Jyutpingsit3 ngau1 ze2 zyu1 ，sit3 gwok3 ze2 hau4

Yalesit ngāu jé jyū ，sit gwok jé hàuh

Definition

steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3])

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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