To err in vain
This is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is w ǎ NGK ā nx ū zh ā o, which means extorting a confession by torture.
Idiom usage as predicate, object, attribute; used for extorting a confession example in all kinds of cases can not make false moves.
To err in vain
The government is light and the situation is weak - guān qīng shì wēi
one 's mouth sticks out and one has a chin like an ape 's. - jiān zuǐ hóu sāi