不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记 bu4 pa4 zei2 tou1 jiu4 pa4 zei2 dian4 ji4

much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)

Traditional: 不怕賊偷就怕賊惦記

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English Phonetic: 'idiәm
Detailed Definition: n. an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up