不假思索
bù jiǎ sī suǒ
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1 to act without taking time to think (idiom); to react instantly
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2 to fire from the hip
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
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1 to mull over (idiom)
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2 to think long and hard
千古罪人
qiān gǔ zuì rén
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1 sb condemned by history (idiom)
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
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1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
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.
悬崖勒马
xuán yá lè mǎ
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1 lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom)
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2 fig. to act in the nick of time
按图索骥
àn tú suǒ jì
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1 lit. looking for a fine horse using only a picture (idiom)
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2 fig. to do things along rigid, conventional lines
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3 to try and find sth with the help of a clue
搜索枯肠
sōu suǒ kū cháng
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1 to rack one's brains (for apt wording etc) (idiom)
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ
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1 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
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.
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)
澡垢索疵
zǎo gòu suǒ cī
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1 to wash the dirt to find a defect (idiom); to find fault
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2 to nitpick
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
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
费人思索
fèi rén sī suǒ
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1 to think oneself to exhaustion (idiom)