Back to Dictionary
欲加之罪，何患无辞
yùjiāzhīzuì,héhuànwúcí
Traditional: 欲加之罪，何患無辭
If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan [[左傳|左传]]); one can always trump up a charge against sb / Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
Character Breakdown
欲
yù
desire, want, longing, intent
HSK 6
加
jiā
to add to, to increase, to augment
HSK 3
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
罪
zuì
sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime
HSK 6
何
hé
what, why, where, which, how
HSK 4
患
huàn
suffering; misfortune; trouble; to suffer
HSK 6
无
wú
no, not; lacking, -less
HSK 4
辞
cí
words, speech; to resign, to take leave
HSK 5
Additional Information
Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
—
HSK Word Level
—