the autocrat and traitor to the people

the autocrat and traitor to the people

A Chinese idiom, D ú f ū m í NZ é I, means a tyrannical ruler who has committed serious crimes against the people of the country. It comes from the book of history, Tai Shi Xia.

Idiom explanation

Dufu: a tyrannical and rebellious ruler; burglar: a bad guy who does harm to the people.

The origin of Idioms

According to the book of history, Tai Shi Xia: "if you accept it alone, Hong Wei will be your enemy."

Idiom usage

In a derogatory sense, it refers to a tyrannical ruler. "Today's so-called good officials, ancient so-called civil thieves also." the name of the three cardinal principles of happiness should be firmly established. In the second chapter of Ren Xue by Tan Sitong in Qing Dynasty, the names of Xia Jie and Shang Zhou were permanently nailed on the stigma column of history.