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  Trad Simp Mandarin Definition Days old Ver
就擒 就擒 [jiu4 qin2] /to be taken prisoner/ 6859 1
[qin2] /to capture/ 6120 1
[[qin2]] /(bound form) birds; fowl/(literary) birds and animals/old variant of 擒[qin2]/ 766 2
擒獲 擒获 [qin2 huo4] /to apprehend/to capture/to seize/ 4884 1
擒人節 擒人节 [Qin2 ren2 jie2] /(jocular) Valentine's Day, referring to the rising number of extramarrital affairs being discovered on that day/ 1540 1
擒賊擒王 擒贼擒王 [[qin2zei2-qin2wang2]] /(idiom) to defeat the enemy by capturing their leader/ 656 2
生擒 生擒 [sheng1 qin2] /to capture alive/ 6534 1
手到擒來 手到擒来 [shou3 dao4 qin2 lai2] /stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy/ 6331 1
束手就擒 束手就擒 [[shu4shou3-jiu4qin2]] /(lit.) to submit to having one's hands tied and being taken prisoner (idiom)/(fig.) to surrender without a fight/ 48 2
欲擒故縱 欲擒故纵 [yu4 qin2 gu4 zong4] /In order to capture, one must let loose./to loosen the reins only to grasp them better/ 6173 1

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