小时偷针，大时偷金

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 小时偷针，大时偷金 – see 小時偷針，大時偷金 (“one who steals a needle during childhood will steal gold as an adult; One who commits small wrongs at a young age, if left uncorrected, will continue to commit crimes that are more serious.”). (This term is the simplified form of 小時偷針，大時偷金).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.