千防万防，家贼难防千防萬防，家賊難防千防萬防，家賊難防

guard a thousand ways, a thief in the family is hard to guard against

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Bad people within your own circle are hardest to guard against.

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Simplified: 千防万防，家贼难防
Traditional (Taiwan): 千防萬防，家賊難防
Pinyin: qiān fáng wàn fáng, jiāzéinánfáng
Bopomofo: ㄑㄧㄢㄈㄤˊ ㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄤˊ，ㄐㄧㄚㄗㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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