恶人先告状

Traditional: 惡人先告狀

è rén xiān gào zhuàng

Dictionary entry

the guilty party files the suit

What does 恶人先告状 mean?

恶人先告状 (è rén xiān gào zhuàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the guilty party files the suit

2the thief cries thief

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恶ěused in 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]人rénperson; people · CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier · at first; originally 告gào(bound form) to say; to tell · to announce; to report 状zhuàng(bound form) form; appearance; shape · (bound form) state; condition

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How to pronounce 恶人先告状

恶人先告状

è rén xiān gào zhuàng

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