千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
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1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
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1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
夜行昼伏
yè xíng zhòu fú
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1 to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
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1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú
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1 thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
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2 different thoughts coming to mind
怀璧其罪
huái bì qí zuì
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1 lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item
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2 fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others.
欲加之罪,何患无辞
yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí
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1 If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
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2 Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
此起彼伏
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
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1 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
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2 no sooner one subsides, the next arises
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3 repeating continuously
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4 occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
死要面子活受罪
sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì
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1 to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)
祸首罪魁
huò shǒu zuì kuí
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1 main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit
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2 fig. main cause of a disaster
罪大恶极
zuì dà è jí
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1 guilty of terrible crimes (idiom)
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2 reprehensible
罪恶滔天
zuì è tāo tiān
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1 evil crimes fill heaven (idiom)
罪有应得
zuì yǒu yīng dé
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1 guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement
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2 the punishment fits the crime
罪魁祸首
zuì kuí huò shǒu
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1 criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
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2 fig. main cause of a disaster
老骥伏枥
lǎo jì fú lì
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1 lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老骥伏枥,志在千里
lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ
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1 lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
言者无罪,闻者足戒
yán zhě wú zuì , wén zhě zú jiè
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1 don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously
负荆请罪
fù jīng qǐng zuì
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1 lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)
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2 fig. to offer sb a humble apology
降龙伏虎
xiáng lóng fú hǔ
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1 to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)