commit the most heinous crimes

commit the most heinous crimes

The Chinese idiom "Zu à D à è J í" is used to describe people's great crimes. It comes from Ouyang Xiu's theory of prisoners in Song Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Ouyang Xiu of Song Dynasty said in his theory of longitudinal imprisonment that "it is a great crime to punish the dead." The fifth volume of Lulin Yulu, a book written by Luo Da Jing of Song Dynasty, says: "those who are like (Qin) Hui, who are close to Lu and plot, who threaten their monarch to go astray, can't be forgiven for their heinous crimes."

Idiom usage

It refers to a person's great crime. If you don't want to help, of course. First, the crime of ingratitude will be announced to the world. (Lu Xun's just a collection: the law of lending money in the new era)

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] the crime is full, the crime is infamous, and the evil is unforgivable