不怕贼偷就怕贼惦记

bù pà zéi tōu jiù pà zéi diàn jì

much worse than having something stolen is when a thief has you in his sights (idiom)

不

bù

no; not so

怕

pà

to be afraid

贼

zéi

thief; robber

偷

tōu

to steal

就

jiù

(after a suppositional clause) in that case; then

怕

pà

to be afraid

贼

zéi

thief; robber

惦

diàn

to think of

记

jì

to record