明火持杖 — “To commit a crime or wrongdoing openly and defiantly”
明火持杖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to commit a crime or wrongdoing openly and defiantly”. Without any attempt at concealment or fear of consequences.
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明火持杖 Pronunciation and Pinyin
明火持杖 Character Breakdown
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这伙不法分子竟然在繁忙的街道上明火持杖地抢夺路人财物，令人震惊。
This group of lawbreakers brazenly robbed passersby on a busy street, which was truly shocking.
Idioms Related to 明火持杖
Synonyms of 明火持杖
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- míng明zhēng争àn暗dòu斗open contention and covert struggle
- míng明yú于zhì治luàn乱understand principles of order and disorder
- míng明rén人bù不zuò作àn暗shì事An upright person acts openly
- míng明rén人bù不zuò做àn暗shì事An honest person acts openly
- míng明rén人bù不shuō说àn暗huà话A frank person speaks directly
- míng明xiū修àn暗dù度openly feign, secretly act
- míng明xiū修zhàn栈dào道，，àn暗dù度chén陈cāng仓feint in one direction, advance in another
- míng明xiū修zhàn栈dào道，，àn暗dù渡chén陈cāng仓feign one thing, do another
- míng明guāng光shuò烁liàng亮Dazzlingly bright and sparkling
- míng明guāng光zhēng铮liàng亮Dazzlingly bright and gleaming
- míng明guāng光zèng锃liàng亮dazzlingly bright and polished
- míng明gōng公zhèng正yì义Open, fair, and just
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What does 明火持杖 mean?
明火持杖 (míng huǒ chí zhàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to commit a crime or wrongdoing openly and defiantly”.
How do you pronounce 明火持杖?
明火持杖 is pronounced míng huǒ chí zhàng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 明火持杖?
形容公开抢劫或肆无忌惮地干坏事。同“明火执仗”。