无辜 無辜 wú gū innocent / innocence / not guilty (law) syn 无罪 無罪 wú zuì innocent / guileless / not guilty (of crime) 内疚 內疚 nèi jiù guilty conscience / to feel a twinge of guilt syn 良心 liáng xīn conscience syn 认罪 認罪 rèn zuì to admit guilt / to plead guilty syn 愧疚 kuì jiù to feel guilty / to feel ashamed of oneself / to be remorseful syn 反省 fǎn xǐng to reflect upon oneself / to examine one's conscience / to question oneself / to search one's soul syn 良知 liáng zhī innate sense of right and wrong / conscience / bosom friend syn 心眼 xīn yǎn heart / intention / conscience / consideration / cleverness / tolerance syn 失职 失職 shī zhí to neglect one's duty / to be guilty of dereliction of duty syn 抗辩 抗辯 kàng biàn to counter accusations / to protest / to remonstrate / to retort / to plead / to demur / a plea (of not guilty) / a defense (against an allegation) / to enter a plea to a charge (in a law court) 心虚 心虛 xīn xū lacking in confidence / diffident / to have a guilty conscience syn 心安理得 xīn ān lǐ dé to have a clear conscience / to have no qualms about sth syn 黑心 hēi xīn ruthless and lacking in conscience / vicious mind full of hatred and jealousy / black core (flaw in pottery) syn 辩称 辯稱 biàn chēng to argue (that) / to allege / to dispute / to plead (e.g. not guilty) 问心无愧 問心無愧 wèn xīn wú kuì lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom) / with a clear conscience syn 罪大恶极 罪大惡極 zuì dà è jí guilty of terrible crimes (idiom) / reprehensible syn 负疚 負疚 fù jiù (literary) to feel apologetic / to feel guilty syn 无愧 無愧 wú kuì to have a clear conscience / to feel no qualms / to be worthy of (sth) syn 恶贯满盈 惡貫滿盈 è guàn mǎn yíng lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom) / filled with extreme evil / replete with vice / guilty of monstrous crimes syn 丧尽天良 喪盡天良 sàng jìn tiān liáng devoid of conscience (idiom) / utterly heartless syn 天网恢恢 天網恢恢 tiān wǎng huī huī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law syn 天良 tiān liáng conscience 有罪 yǒu zuì guilty 做贼心虚 做賊心虛 zuò zéi xīn xū to feel guilty as a thief (idiom) / to have sth on one's conscience syn 连坐 連坐 lián zuò to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc) 获罪 獲罪 huò zuì to be deemed guilty / to be convicted 服罪 fú zuì to admit to a crime / to plead guilty 昧心 mèi xīn against one's conscience syn 昧良心 mèi liáng xīn it goes against one's conscience 问心有愧 問心有愧 wèn xīn yǒu kuì to have a guilty conscience syn 丧天害理 喪天害理 sàng tiān hài lǐ devoid of conscience (idiom) 扪心无愧 捫心無愧 mén xīn wú kuì lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom) / with a clear conscience 俯仰无愧 俯仰無愧 fǔ yǎng wú kuì to have a clear conscience 瞒心昧己 瞞心昧己 mán xīn mèi jǐ to blot out one's conscience syn 不知者不罪 bù zhī zhě bù zuì One who does not know is not guilty / If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible 疏而不漏 shū ér bù lòu loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]) / the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape 罪有应得 罪有應得 zuì yǒu yīng dé guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom) / entirely appropriate chastisement / the punishment fits the crime 良心喂狗 liáng xīn wèi gǒu to have fed one's conscience to the dogs (idiom) / devoid of conscience 心里有鬼 心裡有鬼 xīn li yǒu guǐ to have secret motives / to have a guilty conscience 良心犯 liáng xīn fàn prisoner of conscience 不做亏心事，不怕鬼敲门 不做虧心事，不怕鬼敲門 bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bù pà guǐ qiāo mén he who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night / you can rest with a clear conscience 平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊 平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚 píng shēng bù zuò kuī xīn shì , bàn yè qiāo mén xīn bù jīng He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night. / Rest with a clear conscience. 保障信教和信仰自由法 Law on Guarantees of Freedom of Conscience and Belief 唤醒良知基金会 喚醒良知基金會 Appeal of Conscience Foundation 良心与和平税国际组织 良心與和平稅國際組織 Conscience and Peace Tax International 良心未泯 liáng xīn wèi mǐn not totally heartless / still having a shred of conscience 面壁思过 面壁思過 miàn bì sī guò to face the wall and ponder about one's misdeeds / to stand in the corner (punishment) / (fig.) to examine one's conscience 不服罪 bù fú zuì to deny a crime / to plead not guilty 伏辯 fú biàn to admit one's guilt / to plead guilty / also written 服辯|服辯[fu2 bian4] 天网恢恢，疏而不失 天網恢恢，疏而不失 tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law 恶人先告状 惡人先告狀 è rén xiān gào zhuàng the guilty party files the suit / the thief cries thief 承认控罪 承認控罪 chéng rèn kòng zuì guilty plea (law) 提出抗辩 提出抗辯 tí chū kàng biàn to plead (not guilty) / to enter a plea 无罪抗辩 無罪抗辯 wú zuì kàng biàn plea of not guilty 有罪的 guilty (adj) 有过失的 有過失的 guilty (adj) 天网恢恢，疏而不漏 天網恢恢，疏而不漏 tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73) / fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape / you can't run from the long arm of the law 有亏职守 有虧職守 yǒu kuī zhí shǒu (to be guilty of) dereliction of duty 反污 fǎn wū to accuse the victim (while being the guilty party) 供认不讳 供認不諱 gòng rèn bù huì to make a full confession / to plead guilty syn 各打五十大板 gè dǎ wǔ shí dà bǎn lit. to give each one a flogging of fifty strokes (idiom) / fig. to punish the guilty and the innocent alike / to put the blame on both parties 供认不讳 供認不諱 gòng rèn - bù huì to make a full confession / to plead guilty syn 