疑人斧(yí rén tōu fǔ)

Words Meaning Recording

tōu

to steal

fǔ tóu

斧头

oxe

bù tónɡ

不同

different

xiànɡ

to be alike

zǒnɡ zhī

总之

anyway

pènɡ jiàn

碰见

to come across

liú xīn

留心

to pay attention

有个乡下人,丢失了一把斧头。他以为是隔壁人家的儿子偷的,于是他常常注意那人的行动,觉得那人走路的样子,说话的声音,都和平常人不同总之,那人的一举一动,都很一个偷东西的人。后来他自己把那把失落的斧头找了回来。原来是他上山砍柴时,自己把斧子掉在山谷里的。第二天,他又碰见隔壁人家的儿子,在留心那人走路的样子,说话的声音,就都不像一个偷东西的人了。


The idiom 疑人偷斧 "Suspect people of stealing an axe" is used to describe those who, ignoring facts, rely on subjective assumptions to make suspicious judgments of people or situations.

e.g.

tónɡshì zhījiān yào hùxiānɡxìnrèn, búyào zǒnɡshì yíréntōufǔ.

同事 之间 要 互相信任,不要 总是 疑人偷斧。

Instead of being suspicious, colleagues should give help among each other.

tā diūle dōnɡxi zhīhòu, zǒnɡshì yíréntōufǔ.

他 丢了 东西 之后,总是 疑人偷斧

After he lost his things, he became very suspicious.

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