剪草除根
jiǎn cǎo chú gēn
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1 lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
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2 to eradicate
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.
斩草除根
zhǎn cǎo chú gēn
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1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
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2 to eliminate completely
曾经沧海难为水,除却巫山不是云
céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ , chú què Wū Shān bù shì yún
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1 there are no rivers to one who has crossed the ocean, and no clouds to one who has passed Mount Wu (idiom)
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2 one who has seen the world doesn't stop at small things
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)
破除迷信
pò chú mí xìn
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1 to eliminate superstition (idiom)
祛邪除灾
qū xié chú zāi
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1 to drive away demons to prevent calamity (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
兴利除弊
xīng lì chú bì
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1 to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)
若要人不知,除非己莫为
ruò yào rén bù zhī , chú fēi jǐ mò wéi
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1 If you don't want anyone to know, don't do it (idiom). fig. If you do something bad, people will inevitably hear about it.
药到病除
yào dào bìng chú
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1 lit. the disease is cured the moment the medicine is taken (idiom)
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2 fig. (of a medical treatment) to give instant results
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3 (of a solution or method) highly effective
蠲除苛政
juān chú kē zhèng
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1 to alleviate oppressive administration (idiom)
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