粵

偷tau1竊sit3

simp偷窃
tau1 sit3tōu qiè

English

  1. to steal
  2. to pilfer
  3. to steal; to pilfer
  4. theft

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 偷嘢
  2. 偷嘢嘅罪案(量詞:單)

Examples

  • 饥饿促使他偷窃。

    Hunger urged him to steal.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 他以偷竊罪入獄。

    He was in prison on a charge of robbery.

    Tatoeba · Leolaaziano CC BY

  • 萨米因为偷窃被炒了鱿鱼。

    Sami was fired from his job for stealing.

    Tatoeba · lnvq CC BY

  • 佢俾人發現偷鄰居隻錶。

    他被發現偷竊鄰居的手錶。 (taa1 bei6 faat3 jin6 tau1 sit3 leon4 geoi1 dik1 sau2 biu1)

    He was caught stealing his neighbor's watch.

  • 阿松佢去便利店唔記得畀錢就攞咗包嘢食走人,搞到畀人告佢偷竊。

    A-chung left the convenience store without remembering to pay for the food. Now he's been accused of theft.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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