Butter deployed in battle against burglarsResidential property managers in northern China have turned to butter in their battle against burglars as a cheap alternative to repairing their broken surveillance system. They smeared smear v. smeared, smear·ing, smears v.tr. 1. a. To spread or daub with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance. b. 100 kilograms (220 pounds) of butter on the gas pipelines that run outside the buildings on the Mingdemen estate in the city of Xi'an Xi'an (shē`än`) or Sian (shē`än`, sē`–), city (1994 est. pop. 2,114,900), capital of Shaanxi prov., China, in the Wei River valley. , making them too slippery to climb, Xinhua news agency “Xinhua” redirects here. For other uses, see Xinhua (disambiguation). The Xinhua News Agency (Simplified Chinese: 新华社; Traditional Chinese: said Thursday. "Natural gas pipelines are often used as 'ladders' by burglars and burglaries are rife rife adj. rif·er, rif·est 1. In widespread existence, practice, or use; increasingly prevalent. 2. Abundant or numerous. here," one Mingdemen manager was quoted as saying. About 1,200 of the 2,000 units are rented out, so it can be difficult to determine who actually lives there and "some bad guys may sneak in Verb 1. sneak in - enter surreptitiously; "He sneaked in under cover of darkness"; "In this essay, the author's personal feelings creep in" creep in ", he said. All the surveillance cameras were broken and the estate was facing an outstanding 60,000-yuan (8,800-dollar) installation bill. "Using butter is the most economical way," the manager said. 
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