罪以功除 — “To atone for a crime by performing meritorious service”
罪以功除 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to atone for a crime by performing meritorious service”. To offset one's wrongdoing with good deeds. Literally, “Guilt removed by merit; Crime offset by contribution”.
罪以功除 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 罪
- zuì罪shàng上jiā加zuì罪compound a crime
- zuì罪bù不jí及nú孥guilt does not extend to family
- zuì罪bù不kě可huàn逭Guilt cannot be escaped
- zuì罪bù不róng容sǐ死crime too heinous for death to atone
- zuì罪bù不róng容zhū诛crime beyond redemption by death
- zuì罪bù不shèng胜zhū诛crimes too heinous for mere execution
- zuì罪yè业shēn深zhòng重deeply sinful or having committed grave offenses
- zuì罪rén人bù不nú孥Punish the offender, not their family
- zuì罪jiā加yī一děng等to increase the penalty for a crime
- zuì罪hé合wàn万sǐ死deserving ten thousand deaths
- zuì罪zài在bù不shè赦guilt is unpardonable
- zuì罪dà大è恶jí极guilty of heinous crimes
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What does 罪以功除 mean?
罪以功除 (zuì yǐ gōng chú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to atone for a crime by performing meritorious service”.
How do you pronounce 罪以功除?
罪以功除 is pronounced zuì yǐ gōng chú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 罪以功除 literally mean?
Literally, 罪以功除 means “Guilt removed by merit; Crime offset by contribution”. It is used to mean “to atone for a crime by performing meritorious service”.
What is the Chinese definition of 罪以功除?
所犯的罪行可以用功劳来抵除。指将功折罪