sit3 gwok3 ze2 hau4 ,sit3 ngau1 ze2 zyu1窃国者侯,窃钩者诛
Jyutpingsit3 gwok3 ze2 hau4 ,sit3 ngau1 ze2 zyu1
Yalesit gwok jé hàuh ,sit ngāu jé jyū

Definition

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

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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