捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤 — “One must have concrete evidence to accuse someone”
捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “one must have concrete evidence to accuse someone”. Accusing someone requires irrefutable proof. Literally, “Catch an adulterer with a partner, catch a thief with the loot, catch a murderer with the wound”.
捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤 Pronunciation and Pinyin
捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤 Character Breakdown
| Character | Pinyin | Strokes | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| zhuō | 10 | catch, seize, or grasp | |
| jiān | 6 | treacherous, illicit, evil | |
| jiàn | 4 | to see or meet | |
| shuāng | 4 | a pair; double | |
| ， | ， | — | |
| zhuō | 10 | catch, seize, or grasp | |
| zéi | 10 | thief, villain, evil, very | |
| jiàn | 4 | to see or meet | |
| zāng | 10 | ill-gotten gains | |
| ， | ， | — | |
| shā | 6 | to kill | |
| rén | 2 | human being, person | |
| jiàn | 4 | to see or meet | |
| shāng | 6 | injure or wound |
Example Sentence with 捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤
Idioms Related to 捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤
Synonyms of 捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤
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yào要shuāng双，，zhuā抓zéi贼yào要zāng赃concrete evidence for serious accusations
- 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
- zhuō捉yǐng影zhuī追fēng风pursue imaginary things
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Open the tool →Questions about 捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤
What does 捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤 mean?
捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤 (zhuō jiān jiàn shuāng ， zhuō zéi jiàn zāng ， shā rén jiàn shāng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “one must have concrete evidence to accuse someone”.
How do you pronounce 捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤?
捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤 is pronounced zhuō jiān jiàn shuāng ， zhuō zéi jiàn zāng ， shā rén jiàn shāng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤 literally mean?
Literally, 捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤 means “Catch an adulterer with a partner, catch a thief with the loot, catch a murderer with the wound”. It is used to mean “one must have concrete evidence to accuse someone”.
What is the Chinese definition of 捉奸见双，捉贼见赃，杀人见伤?
奸：通奸；赃：赃物。指问罪要有真凭实据