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监守自盗

監守自盜
jiānshǒuzìdào
idiom #28,985

Meanings

  1. 1 to embezzle
  2. 2 to steal what one is entrusted to guard
  3. 3 insider theft

Examples

这名仓库管理员监守自盗，偷走了大批货物。
Zhè míng cāngkù guǎnlǐyuán jiānshǒuzìdào, tōuzǒu le dà pī huòwù.
The warehouse manager committed insider theft and stole a large amount of goods.
银行职员监守自盗，被判处有期徒刑。
Yínháng zhíyuán jiānshǒuzìdào, bèi pànchǔ yǒuqī túxíng.
The bank employee who embezzled was sentenced to prison.

Tips

memory
监守 = to guard/oversee; 自盗 = to steal oneself. The one guarding the vault is also the one robbing it — a classic insider job in four characters.

Stroke Order

监 jiān
守 shǒu
自 zì
盗 dào