| 恶人先告状 |
è rén xiān gào zhuàng |
the guilty party files the suit / the thief cries thief |
| 恶 |
ě |
used in 恶心 |
| 恶 |
è |
evil / fierce / vicious / ugly / coarse / to harm |
| 恶 |
wù |
to hate / to loathe / ashamed / to fear / to slander |
| 恶人 |
è rén |
evil person; vile creature; villain / (archaic) ugly person |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 先 |
xiān |
beforehand; first; earlier / at first; originally / for the time being; for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) |
| 告 |
gào |
(bound form) to say; to tell / to announce; to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit; to sue |
| 告状 |
gào zhuàng |
to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc) / to bring a lawsuit |
| 状 |
zhuàng |
(bound form) form; appearance; shape / (bound form) state; condition / (bound form) to describe / (bound form) written complaint; lawsuit / (bound form) certificate |