Barking thieves
Dog barking thief, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qu à NF è izh à D à o, meaning thief. From historical records.
The origin of Idioms
According to the biography of cruel officials in historical records, "in December, there will be no sound in the county, no dare to travel at night, and no dog barking thieves in the wild."
Idiom usage
As an object; of a thief.
Barking thieves
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