knowingly follow the example of a wrongdoer

knowingly follow the example of a wrongdoer

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ú NQ à Xi à oy ó u, which means to learn from the bad together. It comes from the complete biography of Er Du Mei.

The origin of Idioms

"Er Du Mei Quan Zhuan" says: "I'm afraid that this son will follow suit and do something like making friends with the powerful party, suppressing the officials in the class and losing his reputation. Will he not insult my innocence?"

Idiom usage

As a predicate or object; used in dealing with affairs. examples these bad styles should be eradicated so as not to be followed by others.