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明火持杖
míng​huǒ​chí​zhàng

to do evil openly

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

明火持杖 míng​huǒ​chí​zhàng to do evil openly

to carry torches and weapons while committing a crime; to act wickedly and without concealment

References

variant 明火执仗/明火執仗 → 明火持杖/明火持杖
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