To steal
It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is l á NGB ē NSH ǔ t ō u, which means that bad people disturb everywhere. The source is the epitaph of Gaijun, the official of the imperial court in Taiwan.
The origin of Idioms
Mei Zengliang of the Qing Dynasty wrote in the epitaph of the official of the imperial court in Taiwan: "in the sixth year of Shangzhou, the thief had been in and out of Shaanxi for a long time, and had nothing to plunder. He was keen to see Henan, so he ran like a wolf and stole like a rat
Idiom usage
As a predicate or object; used in figurative sentences.
To steal
A thousand miles of divine friendship - qiān lǐ shén jiāo
A floating mother makes a living - piāo mǔ jìn fàn
A pot of wine and a bag of rice - jiǔ wèng fàn náng