家里无贼，贼不来家裡無賊，賊不來家裏無賊，賊不來

if there is no thief at home, thieves won't come

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Outside wrongdoers won't dare to act without an accomplice inside.

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Simplified: 家里无贼，贼不来
Traditional (Taiwan): 家裡無賊，賊不來
Traditional (Hong Kong): 家裏無賊，賊不來
Pinyin: jiālǐ wú zéi, zéi bù lái
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄚㄌㄧˇ ㄨˊ ㄗㄟˊ，ㄗㄟˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄞˊ

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

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