give a dog a bad name and hang him
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is f è NGC í f á Zu ì, which means to punish people with solemn words. From the book dayumo.
Idiom usage
I am now offering my words to save Su Ku.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: the crime of serving words
The origin of Idioms
Da Yumo, the book of songs, said: "give all the scholars four times, and use words to punish them." Cutting, one for "punishment.".
Idiom explanation
It means to be punished with solemn words.
give a dog a bad name and hang him
to return a thing intact to its owner - quán bì guī zhào
Climbing the toad to win the laurel - pān chán shé guì