give a dog a bad name and hang him

give a dog a bad name and hang him

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is f è NGC í f á Zu ì, which means to punish people with solemn words. From the book dayumo.

Idiom usage

I am now offering my words to save Su Ku.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: the crime of serving words

The origin of Idioms

Da Yumo, the book of songs, said: "give all the scholars four times, and use words to punish them." Cutting, one for "punishment.".

Idiom explanation

It means to be punished with solemn words.