Crime without form

Crime without form

The Chinese idiom, w ú x í ngzh ī Zu ì, means a crime that is not necessary and refers to a crime fabricated out of thin air. It's from the book of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Di Ji.

The origin of Idioms

According to the book of Sui, Yang Di Ji: "if you have made achievements in economy, you may hate his straightness, or you may resent his justice, and you may ask him to commit a crime and cut your neck."

Idiom usage

As an object; in writing