明火執杖
míng​huǒ​zhí​zhàng

to do evil openly

  • created sense approved 明火执杖/明火執杖 · míng​huǒ​zhí​zhàng · to do evil openly — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    明火执杖 / 明火執杖

    míng​huǒ​zhí​zhàng

    to do evil openly

    (variant form) to commit crimes openly and boldly; to carry torches and weapons when raiding, suggesting a lack of fear of being caught

    明火 (literal) → 明火 · míng​huǒ · to carry torches 执 (literal) → 执/執 · zhí · to hold 杖 (literal) → 杖 · zhàng · stick-like object

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    created sense