conduct an evil activity openly(míng huǒ zhí zhàng)

conduct evil activities openly

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m í nghu ǒ zh í zh à ng, is used to describe blatantly committing crimes without scruples. It comes from the second fold of pen'er GUI by Wu Mingshi of Yuan Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The second part of Yuan Dynasty's Wu Mingshi's pen Er GUI: "I live in this tile kiln and do my own career. I have never fought in an open fire. I have no choice but to seek wealth with my bare hands."

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. Chapter 77: Yao Cheng, a member of Ma Qiang's family, went to the capital to sue Ni Jizu, the crown prince, for going on a private trip, deceiving the good people, connecting with the thieves, and fighting openly. Shi Naian's Water Margin: "I see him fighting every day today; I don't know his details..." Chapter 29 of the strange situation I witnessed in 20 years: "one night, I was robbed by the bandits who were fighting with open fire for no reason. One by one, they were coated with flour and robbed several thousand silver things. Before leaving, they even set a fire, but they were saved quickly and didn't burn. " Chapter 12 of Li Baojia's Officialdom: there are no bandits. One day and a half at night, the bandits who didn't know where they came were fighting in open fire. They robbed two pawnshops and one bank in a row, so they closed the city gate and searched from house to house. Ke Yan's poem my grandfather: "my grandfather said," well, it's a fierce battle in the open fire. What kind of faction is it? It's to subvert the dictatorship of the proletariat! "

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] blatant antonym] furtive idiom riddle idiom riddle night fighting allegorical sayings robbers playing lanterns and crutches playing lanterns

Chinese PinYin : míng huǒ zhí zhàng