Dig a hole and overstep a wall
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zu à nxu é y ú Yu á n, which means stealing, eloping, stealing and so on. It's from flowers in the mirror.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 99 of Jing Hua Yuan written by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty: "there are also people who steal there, and there are also people who kill and set fire to rob there."
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: dig a hole to go over a gap, dig a hole to go over a wall, dig a hole to go over a wall
Idiom usage
It refers to men and women cheating or stealing.
Dig a hole and overstep a wall
jade-like flowers of the fairy land - qí huā yáo cǎo
speak vehemently with a distinctly moral tone - jī áng kāng kǎi
be addicted to the pleasures of song and women , hunting and racing - shēng sè quǎn mǎ
it takes a hundred years to educate the people - bǎi zǎi shù rén