Catch the treacherous

Catch the treacherous

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q í NJI ā NT ī f ú, which means to catch the exposed villain and expose the hidden villain. From Taiping Guangji.

Idiom usage

It refers to punishing the bad guys, catching the treacherous, subduing the weak, restraining the strong, and making the city solemn.

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym for catching the traitor

The origin of Idioms

Volume 171 of Taiping Guangji quoted Jiwen · Su nameless: "nameless calendar officials are well-known for their ability to capture and ambush adulterers. Every time he steals, there is no one who can do it

Idiom explanation

擿: disclosure. Catch the exposed villains and expose the hidden ones.