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恶人先告状
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恶人先告状

恶人先告状 — “Evil person files a complaint first”

恶人先告状 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the wrongdoer or guilty party preemptively accuses others to deflect blame”. Literally, “Evil person files a complaint first”.

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恶人先告状 Pronunciation and Pinyin

恶人先告状 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
恶
è10evil, bad, wicked
人
rén2human being, person
先
xiān6First, before, or ancestors
告
gào7tell, inform, or announce
状
zhuàng7appearance, state, document

Example Sentence with 恶人先告状

他明明是自己犯了错,却恶人先告状,把责任都推给了别人。
He clearly made the mistake himself, but then he played the villain and preemptively accused others, pushing all the blame onto them.

Idioms Related to 恶人先告状

More idioms starting with 恶

  • wù恶bù不qù去shàn善Don't let dislike obscure good qualities
  • è恶shì事chuán传qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • è恶shì事xíng行qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • è恶rén人zì自yǒu有è恶rén人mó磨Evil people meet their match
  • è恶zuò作jù剧play a prank or mischievous trick
  • è恶chā叉bái白lài赖behave shamelessly and unreasonably
  • è恶shēng声è恶qì气speaking in a harsh and aggressive tone
  • è恶chén尘wú无rǎn染untainted by evil influences
  • wù恶jū居xià下liú流hate to be in a low position
  • è恶xìng性xún循huán环vicious cycle
  • wù恶wù恶cóng从duǎn短be lenient towards minor faults
  • è恶yì意zhōng中shāng伤maliciously slander or defame

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What does 恶人先告状 mean?

恶人先告状 (è rén xiān gào zhuàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the wrongdoer or guilty party preemptively accuses others to deflect blame”.

How do you pronounce 恶人先告状?

恶人先告状 is pronounced è rén xiān gào zhuàng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 恶人先告状 literally mean?

Literally, 恶人先告状 means “Evil person files a complaint first”. It is used to mean “the wrongdoer or guilty party preemptively accuses others to deflect blame”.

What is the Chinese definition of 恶人先告状?

指坏人或理亏的人抢先诉说或歪曲事实

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