捉贼要赃，捉奸要双 — “Concrete evidence is required to prove guilt or wrongdoing”
捉贼要赃，捉奸要双 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Concrete evidence is required to prove guilt or wrongdoing”. One must have tangible proof to accuse someone. Literally, “To catch a thief, you need the loot; to catch an adulterer, you need a pair (of witnesses or direct evidence)”.
捉贼要赃，捉奸要双 Pronunciation and Pinyin
捉贼要赃，捉奸要双 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 捉贼要赃，捉奸要双
More idioms starting with 捉
- zhuō捉dāo刀rén人a ghostwriter
- zhuō捉dāo刀dài代bǐ笔to ghostwrite for someone
- zhuō捉jiān奸zhuō捉shuāng双Catch adulterers in the act
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，zhuā抓zéi贼jiàn见zāng赃concrete evidence is needed for accusations
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，ná拿zéi贼yào要zāng赃catch red-handed with concrete evidence
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，zhuō捉zéi贼jiàn见zāng赃Catching culprits requires solid evidence
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见shuāng双，，zhuō捉zéi贼jiàn见zāng赃，，shā杀rén人jiàn见shāng伤Accuse with concrete evidence
- zhuō捉jiān奸jiàn见chuáng床catch in the act of adultery
- zhuō捉jiàng将guān官lǐ里qù去Arrested and taken into custody by officials
- zhuō捉jiāng将xié挟rén人capture the commander to control the forces
- zhuō捉yǐng影bǔ捕fēng风pursue imaginary things
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What does 捉贼要赃，捉奸要双 mean?
捉贼要赃，捉奸要双 (zhuō zéi yào zāng ， zhuō jiān yào shuāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Concrete evidence is required to prove guilt or wrongdoing”.
How do you pronounce 捉贼要赃，捉奸要双?
捉贼要赃，捉奸要双 is pronounced zhuō zéi yào zāng ， zhuō jiān yào shuāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 捉贼要赃，捉奸要双 literally mean?
Literally, 捉贼要赃，捉奸要双 means “to catch a thief, you need the loot; to catch an adulterer, you need a pair (of witnesses or direct evidence)”. It is used to mean “Concrete evidence is required to prove guilt or wrongdoing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 捉贼要赃，捉奸要双?
赃：赃物；奸：通奸。指问罪要有真凭实据