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明火执仗
míng​huǒ​zhí​zhàng

to do evil openly

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 明火 míng​huǒ
    to carry torches
    to carry lighted torches (especially during a robbery)
  2. 执 執 zhí
    to hold
    to hold in the hand; to grasp; to take hold of
  3. 仗 zhàng
    to wield
    (bound form) to hold or wield (a weapon)