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1 Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857-1928), Malaysian man of letters, highly regarded for his literary works written mostly in English, and known for his monarchist views

Idioms (3)

伤及无辜

shāng jí wú gū

1 to harm the innocent (idiom)

死有余辜

sǐ yǒu yú gū

1 death cannot wipe out the crimes (idiom); dreadful crimes that rankled even after the perpetrator is dead

滥杀无辜

làn shā wú gū

1 willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom)

Sample Sentences

那场战争的战火遍及亚洲、欧洲、非洲、大洋洲，军队和民众伤亡超过一亿人，其中中国伤亡人数超过三千五百万，苏联死亡人数超过两千七百万。绝不让历史悲剧重演，是我们对当年为维护人类自由、正义、和平而牺牲的英灵，对惨遭屠杀的无辜亡灵的最好纪念。

nà chǎng zhànzhēng de zhànhuǒ biànjí Yàzhōu 、Ōuzhōu 、fēizhōu 、Dàyángzhōu ，jūnduì hé mínzhòng shāngwáng chāoguò yī yì rén ，qízhōng Zhōngguó shāngwáng rénshù chāoguò sānqiān wǔ bǎiwàn ，Sūlián sǐwáng rénshù chāoguò liǎng qiān qī bǎiwàn 。juébù ràng lìshǐ bēijù chóngyǎn ，shì wǒmen duì dāngnián wèi wéihù rénlèi zìyóu 、zhèngyì 、hépíng ér xīshēng de yīnglíng ，duì cǎnzāo túshā de wúgū wánglíng de zuì hǎo jìniàn 。

The fire of war spread over Asia, Europe, Africa and Oceania and over 100 million soldiers and civilians were killed or injured, among which over 35 million Chinese were killed or injured, and over 27 million Soviets were killed or injured. Ensuring that we do our absolute best to prevent history from repeating itself by upholding the human freedom, justice and peace that these martyrs sacrificed their lives for, is the best way to remember the innocent departed souls who were massacred.

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一看就是酒驾！最恨这些喝酒开车的人，每年不知道害了多少无辜的路人枉死！好险我闪得够快，否则我也一命呜呼啦！”

yī kàn jiùshì jiǔjià ！zuì hèn zhèxiē hējiǔ kāichē de rén ，měinián bù zhīdào hài le duōshao wúgū de lù rén wǎngsǐ ！hǎoxiǎn wǒ shǎn de gòu kuài ，fǒuzé wǒ yě yīmìngwūhū la ！”

"It's definitely a DWI! I hate people who drive drunk. So many innocent pedestrians have died every year. I was lucky that I dodged quickly, or else I'd be dead. "

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我还是不明白。枪是可以自卫，但更是凶器。世界上总有一些不正常的人，用枪来杀害无辜的人。如果不允许持枪，可能也不会有那么多的枪击案了。

wǒ háishì bù míngbái 。qiāng shì kěyǐ zìwèi ，dàn gèng shì xiōngqì 。shìjiè shàng zǒng yǒu yīxiē bù zhèngcháng de rén ，yòng qiāng lái shāhài wúgū de rén 。rúguǒ bùyǔnxǔ chí qiāng ，kěnéng yě bù huì yǒu nàme duō de qiāngjī’àn le 。

I still don't understand. Guns can be used in self-defense, but they are also lethal weapons. There are disturbed people throughout the world who could use guns to kill innocent people. If we don't allow them to have guns, then there won't be so many shootings.

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探长，你保住了更多无辜者的生命。我相信王探长一定会理解你的。”

tànzhǎng ，nǐ bǎozhù le gèng duō wúgūzhě de shēngmìng 。wǒ xiāngxìn Wáng tànzhǎng yīdìng huì lǐjiě nǐ de 。”

"Detective, you saved many innocent lives. I'm sure that Detective Wang would understand your position."

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话也不能这么说。我看过好多研究统计，都说死刑与犯罪的升降并不具有必然的关系。好多人犯罪是迫不得已，再说碰到冤案怎么办？白白死一个无辜的人？

huà yě bùnéng zhème shuō 。wǒ kàn guo hǎo duō yánjiū tǒngjì ，dōu shuō sǐxíng yǔ fànzuì de shēngjiàng bìngbù jùyǒu bìrán de guānxi 。hǎo duō rén fànzuì shì pòbùdéyǐ ，zàishuō pèngdào yuān'àn zěnme bàn ？báibái sǐ yī ge wúgū de rén ？

You can't say that. I've seen a lot of research statistics, and they all say that the death penalty isn't necessarily related to the crime rate. A lot of people commit crimes because they are compelled to. Furthermore, what about when you run into a mistaken conviction? Kill an innocent person for nothing?

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