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三字狱
sān​zì​yù

three-character frame-up

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三字狱 三字獄 sān​zì​yù
three-character frame-up
A trumped-up charge or false imprisonment. This refers to the Song Dynasty general 岳飞 yuè​fēi who was executed on the three-character charge of 莫须有 mò​xū​yǒu (perhaps there is), which was used to frame him for crimes he did not commit.