家贼难防，外鬼难抓家賊難防，外鬼難抓家賊難防，外鬼難抓

a thief in the house is hard to guard against, an outside ghost is hard to catch

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Beware hidden wrongdoers within your own group, since they help outsiders to do harm.

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Simplified: 家贼难防，外鬼难抓
Traditional (Taiwan): 家賊難防，外鬼難抓
Pinyin: jiāzéinánfáng, wài guǐ nán zhuā
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄚㄗㄟˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊ，ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄚ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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