Is there a chengyu to describe small-time thieves or scoundrels with a playful connotation?
鼠窃狗偷 (small-time thieves):
Remember the YouTube video that showed a rat pulling a pizza? That's cute; If you have a dog, does he steal your food when you are not looking? Mine did. And it was cute
毛贼 (small thieves):
A thief as small-time as a hair, how much damage can it cause?
笨贼 (dumb thieves/ dumb criminals):
There are many hilarious stories of dumb criminals doing stupid things during the crime. It fits The Beagle Boys' image
If you google '笨贼个案' or 'cases of dumb criminals', you will find a lot of examples
笨贼 is doubly funny for me because it sounds like &quot;stupid dicks&quot; in Cantonese