have a guilty conscience(zuò zéi xīn xū)

have a guilty conscience

Guilty conscience, pronunciation: Zu ò Z é IX ī nx ū, a Chinese idiom, refers to people who have done bad things, always afraid of being discovered and uneasy. It is used as predicate, attribute and adverbial. The idiom comes from: Song Wuming's liandenghuiyao Chongxian Zen master: "to be a thief is guilty."

Idiom explanation

Emptiness: fear. It means that a person who has done something wrong is always afraid of being found out. Athiefis around to Ben ervous; have a culture of science; not easy to believe the head of one with a guidance of Science

Idioms and allusions

[source] song Wuming's "liandenghuiyao · Chongxian Zen master": "it's guilty to be a thief." People didn't know about this problem at first, but they got through it again. (the 60th chapter of Wu Jianren's strange situation witnessed in 20 years in Qing Dynasty)

Allusion 1

The original one states that Gu Mi knew that on the day of Pucheng County in Jianzhou, someone lost something and caught several people, but the unknown one was the thief. Shugu Naishi said: "there is a clock in a temple that can distinguish the thief from the spirit." Make people welcome back to the temple. In front of the bell, the group of prisoners said, "if you are not a thief, you will feel silent; if you are a thief, you will feel audible." In ancient times, he led the same staff to pray for the solemnity of the bell. After the sacrifice, it is surrounded by a curtain. It is Yin that makes the clock painted with ink. For a long time, the prisoner led his hand into the curtain one by one. When they came out, they all had ink. Only one prisoner had no ink. Gai was afraid of the sound of the clock. This is also the ancient method, from the novel. When Shen Kuo was in charge of Pucheng County, Jianzhou, he stated that the ancient Chinese characters were dense and straight. At that time, a rich family was stolen and several people were caught, but it was not known who was the real thief. He cheated them by saying, "there is a clock in a temple, which is very effective. It can identify the real thief." So they sent people to welcome the bell to the County Yamen to offer sacrifices to it. They led the prisoners to the front of the bell and told them in person: "if the thief didn't touch the bell, there would be no sound. If the thief touched it, it would make a sound." Shuangu led his colleagues to pray to the bell. His attitude was very serious. After the sacrifice, he surrounded the bell with a curtain. After a long time, he led the prisoners to reach into the curtain one by one to touch the clock. After touching, their hands were tested. Each hand had ink, and only one prisoner had none. When he was interrogated, the man admitted the crime. It turned out that he was afraid of the sound of the clock, so he did not dare to touch it. word notes statement ancient: word dense straight, the Northern Song Dynasty Di: indeed, really. Dao: the same as Yi, cheating. Rear pavilion: the last building in a group of buildings in ancient China. It is often used for sightseeing, overlooking, collecting books, etc. Chen: Yes. Ancestral temple: the meaning of sacrifice. Information: questioning. End: end. Curtain: tent. Yin: secretly test: test. Gai: a conjunction indicating the cause.

Allusion 2

The original text 2 states that Gu Mi Zhi, who knows Pucheng County in Jianzhou. Rich people lose things and catch several people, but those who don't know are thieves. Shugushi said: "there is a bell in a temple. It is very smart and can distinguish thieves." Make people welcome back to the temple. Before the prisoner set up the bell, he said, "if you are not a thief, you will feel silent, but if you are a thief, you will hear." In ancient times, he led his colleagues to pray for the solemnity of the bell, and offered sacrifices to them with hangings. It was Yin that made people paint Zhong long with ink, and led prisoners to touch them one by one with their hands. If you go out and test your hands, you will find ink. If a prisoner has no ink, he will see the real thief. He is afraid of the sound of the bell, but does not dare to touch it. Serve as soon as you hear. He once served as a magistrate in Pucheng County, Jianzhou. At that time, a rich family was stolen and lost a lot of things. They sued the government and caught several people, but they didn't know who was the real robber. He coaxed them into saying, "there is a clock in a temple, which is very effective. It can identify the real robbers." So they sent people to welcome the bell to the county government. Then, the prisoners were led to stand in front of the clock and told them face to face: "without the touch of a robber, the clock will not make a sound, and the touch of a robber will make a sound." Shuangu himself led his colleagues to pray to the bell. His attitude was very serious. After the sacrifice, he surrounded the bell with a curtain. Then they secretly sent someone to paint the clock with ink. After a long time, they asked the prisoners to reach into the curtain one by one to touch the clock. After touching for a while, they asked them to take out their hands for inspection. There were ink marks on their hands, but only one prisoner didn't. this was the real robber. Because he was afraid of the sound of the clock, he didn't dare to touch it. After the trial, the robber admitted the crime at once. notes on words selected from MengXiBiTan. I don't know which is true. Dai: cajole. same position: colleague. In the old society, people were officials in the same department. Wei: curtain.

Discrimination of words

Antonyms: as if nothing had happened, a clear conscience, a sense of peace, and a strong sense of justice

Idiom usage

As predicate, attributive and adverbial, it refers to the deficiency of reason

Chinese PinYin : zuò zéi xīn xū