Definition of 盗人を捕らえて見れば我が子なり (ぬすびとをとらえてみればわがこなり)

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盗人を捕らえて見れば我が子なり

ぬすびとをとらえてみればわがこなり

nusubitowotoraetemirebawagakonari

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expression
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the doting parent's purse is plundered, the thief caught turns out to be one's own son(proverb)
Related Kanji
盗 steal, rob, pilfer
人 person
捕 catch, capture
見 see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
我 ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
子 child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac