tōu jī bù zháo shí bǎ mǐ
see 偷雞不成蝕把米|偷鸡不成蚀把米[tou1 ji1 bu4 cheng2 shi2 ba3 mi3]
偷
tōu
to steal
鸡
jī
variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]
不
bù
no; not so
着
zháo
to touch
蚀
shí
to nibble away at sth
把
bǎ
to hold; to grasp
米
mǐ
uncooked rice
