拿贼要赃，拿奸要双 — “Accusations must be supported by concrete evidence”
拿贼要赃，拿奸要双 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Accusations must be supported by concrete evidence”. One must have solid proof when bringing charges or making an accusation. Literally, “To catch a thief, one needs the loot; to catch an adulterer, one needs two witnesses”.
拿贼要赃，拿奸要双 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 拿贼要赃，拿奸要双 mean?
拿贼要赃，拿奸要双 (ná zéi yào zāng ， ná jiān yào shuāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Accusations must be supported by concrete evidence”.
How do you pronounce 拿贼要赃，拿奸要双?
拿贼要赃，拿奸要双 is pronounced ná zéi yào zāng ， ná jiān yào shuāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 拿贼要赃，拿奸要双 literally mean?
Literally, 拿贼要赃，拿奸要双 means “to catch a thief, one needs the loot; to catch an adulterer, one needs two witnesses”. It is used to mean “Accusations must be supported by concrete evidence”.
What is the Chinese definition of 拿贼要赃，拿奸要双?
赃：赃物；奸：通奸。捉贼要有赃证，捉奸要有成双人证。指问罪要有真凭实据