贼
Meanings
1. thief; robber
2. (bound form) traitor; subversive
3. (bound form) evil; wicked
4. sly; shifty; devious
5. (literary) to harm; to injure
6. (coll.) extremely; insanely; damn (common in NE China and Taiwan)
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Examples2
原来Tom 是 贼 来 的。
Tom turned out to be a thief.
想 从 贼 身上 捞 点儿 什么 是 很 难 的
It's hard to steal from a thief.