A common thief
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is m í NZ é ID ú f ū, which means a reactionary ruler who persecutes the people and betrays their relatives. It comes from the book of history, Tai Shi Xia.
The origin of Idioms
According to the book of history, Tai Shi Xia: "if you accept it alone, Hong Wei will be your enemy." "The so-called good officials of today, the so-called civil thieves of ancient times," says Mencius
Analysis of Idioms
Bandits: bad guys who harm the people; Dufu: tyrannical, rebellious rulers.
Word usage
As a subject or object; of reactionary rulers. This dangerous and vicious thought is just opposite to the benevolence and justice theory of Confucius and Mencius orthodoxy. The first section of the first chapter of the second part of the general history of China by Fan Wenlan.
A common thief
sth. one knows well and can manage with ease - qīng chē shú lù
better to lead in a small position than to take a back seat under a great leader - jī shī niú cóng
high carriage and four horses -- symbol of wealth and nobility - sì mǎ gāo gài
A good soldier is better than many - bīng zài jīng ér bù zài duō