鬼怕恶人 鬼怕惡人 guǐ pà è rén lit. ghosts are afraid of evil too / an evil person fears someone even more evil (idiom) 行 xíng to walk / to go / to travel / a visit / temporary / makeshift / current / in circulation / to do / to perform / capable / competent / effective / all right / OK! / will do / behavior / conduct / Taiwan pr. [xing4] for the behavior-conduct sense syn 淫行 yín xíng wanton or lascivious behavior / adulterous behavior 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 以德报怨 以德報怨 yǐ dé bào yuàn to return good for evil (idiom) / to requite evil with good syn 狐狸尾巴 hú li wěi ba lit. fox's tail (idiom) / visible sign of evil intentions / to reveal one's evil nature / evidence that reveals the villain syn 彰善癉惡 彰善瘅恶 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice 彰善瘅恶 彰善癉惡 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice syn 戾气 戾氣 lì qì evil tendencies / vicious currents / antisocial behavior 恶德 惡德 è dé wickedness / evil behavior 善恶 善惡 shàn è good and evil / good versus evil 邪气 邪氣 xié qì evil influence / unhealthy trend / (a person's) evil air / aura of wickedness / (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4], vital energy) syn 辟邪 bì xié to ward off evil spirits / mythical lion-like animal that wards off evil (also called 貔貅[pi2 xiu1]) 邪念 xié niàn wicked idea / evil thought / evil desire syn 奸计 奸計 jiān jì evil plan / evil schemes syn 钟馗 鐘馗 zhōng kuí Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits) / (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil 余孽 餘孽 yú niè remaining evil element / surviving members (of an evil former regime) / dregs (of a colonial administration) syn 以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú to cure ills with poison (TCM) / to fight evil with evil / set a thief to catch a thief / to fight fire with fire 孽畜 niè chù evil creature (multipurpose curse) / evil domestic animal 戾龙 戾龍 lì lóng mythical evil serpent / evil dragon in Western mythology, cf Revelations 14:12 礼尚往来 禮尚往來 lǐ shàng wǎng lái lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom) / fig. to return politeness for politeness syn 不成体统 不成體統 bù chéng tǐ tǒng not according with decorum (idiom) / scandalous / bad form / unacceptable behavior 损公肥私 損公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom) / personal profit at public expense / venal and selfish behavior syn 人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng human nature (idiom) / a behavior that is only natural syn 反客为主 反客為主 fǎn kè wéi zhǔ lit. the guest acts as host (idiom) / fig. to turn from passive to active behavior syn 天理难容 天理難容 tiān lǐ nán róng Heaven cannot tolerate this (idiom) / intolerable behavior 以言代法，以权压法 以言代法，以權壓法 yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom) / completely lawless behavior / Might makes right. 品学兼优 品學兼優 pǐn xué jiān yōu excelling both in morals and studies (idiom) / top marks for studies and for behavior (at school) / a paragon of virtue and learning syn 早知今日何必当初 早知今日何必當初 zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom) / to regret vainly one's past behavior 人五人六 rén wǔ - rén liù (idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper / to display phony or hypocritical behavior 始作俑者 shǐ zuò yǒng zhě lit. the first person to make funerary figurines (idiom) / fig. the originator of an evil practice 洁身自好 潔身自好 jié shēn zì hào clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean syn 死有余辜 死有餘辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū (idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment syn 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng to harbor evil intentions (idiom) syn 疾恶如仇 疾惡如仇 jí wù rú chóu to hate evil as one hates an enemy (idiom) syn 为虎作伥 為虎作倀 wèi hǔ zuò chāng to act as accomplice to the tiger / to help a villain do evil (idiom) syn 天下乌鸦一般黑 天下烏鴉一般黑 tiān xià wū yā yī bān hēi all crows are black (idiom) / evil people are bad all over the world syn 玩火自焚 wán huǒ zì fén to play with fire and get burnt (idiom) / fig. to play with evil and suffer the consequences / to get one's fingers burnt syn 歪风邪气 歪風邪氣 wāi fēng xié qì noxious winds, evil influences (idiom) / malignant social trends syn 除恶务尽 除惡務盡 chú è wù jìn to eradicate evil completely (idiom) / thorough in rooting out wickedness syn 激浊扬清 激濁揚清 jī zhuó yáng qīng lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) / fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue syn 弃恶从善 棄惡從善 qì è cóng shàn to renounce evil and turn to virtue (idiom) 劝善惩恶 勸善懲惡 quàn shàn chéng è to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom) / fig. poetic justice / you get what's coming to you 包藏祸心 包藏禍心 bāo cáng huò xīn to harbor evil intentions (idiom) / concealing malice syn 多行不义必自毙 多行不義必自斃 duō xíng bù yì bì zì bì persisting in evil brings about self-destruction (idiom) 恶有恶报 惡有惡報 è yǒu è bào evil has its retribution (idiom) / to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds / sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7) 投鼠忌器 tóu shǔ jì qì lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom) / to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents 扬清激浊 揚清激濁 yáng qīng jī zhuó lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom) / fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue 积恶余殃 積惡餘殃 jī è yú yāng Accumulated evil will be repaid in suffering (idiom). 藏污纳垢 藏污納垢 cáng wū nà gòu to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom) / to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing / aiding and abetting wicked deeds 邪不敌正 邪不敵正 xié bù dí zhèng good will always triumph over evil (idiom) 养痈贻患 養癰貽患 yǎng yōng yí huàn lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom) / tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom 养痈遗患 養癰遺患 yǎng yōng yí huàn lit. to foster an ulcer and bequeath a calamity (idiom) / tolerating budding evil can only lead to disaster / to cherish a viper in one's bosom syn 好事不出门，恶事传千里 好事不出門，惡事傳千里 hǎo shì bù chū mén , è shì chuán qiān lǐ lit. good deeds do not go beyond the door, evil deeds spread a thousand miles / a good deed goes unnoticed, but scandal spreads fast (idiom) 恶事传千里 惡事傳千里 è shì chuán qiān lǐ evil deeds spread a thousand miles (idiom) / scandal spreads like wildfire 扶正压邪 扶正壓邪 fú zhèng yā xié to uphold good and suppress evil (idiom) 舍正从邪 捨正從邪 shě zhèng cóng xié to be corrupted by evil influences (idiom) 狼奔豕突 láng bēn shǐ tū the wolf runs and the wild boar rushes (idiom) / crowds of evil-doers mill around like wild beasts syn 苞藏祸心 苞藏禍心 bāo cáng huò xīn to harbor evil intentions (idiom) / concealing malice 万恶滔天 萬惡滔天 wàn è tāo tiān (idiom) the evil is overwhelming 藏垢纳污 藏垢納污 cáng gòu nà wū to hide dirt, to conceal corruption (idiom) / to shelter evil people and accept wrongdoing / aiding and abetting wicked deeds 道高一尺，魔高一丈 dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng (idiom) as one climbs higher on the path of righteousness, one faces ever greater challenges from evil / no sooner does one overcome one obstacle than another arises 魔高一丈，道高一尺 mó gāo yī zhàng , dào gāo yī chǐ the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom) / It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil. 无奸不商 無奸不商 wú jiān bù shāng all businessmen are evil (idiom) 怙恶不悛 怙惡不悛 hù è bù quān to keep doing evil without a sense of repentance (idiom) syn 惩恶扬善 懲惡揚善 chéng è yáng shàn to uphold virtue and condemn evil (idiom) 无事献殷勤，非奸即盗 無事獻殷勤，非姦即盜 wú shì xiàn yīn qín , fēi jiān jí dào one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions (idiom) 从善如登，从恶如崩 從善如登，從惡如崩 cóng shàn rú dēng , cóng è rú bēng doing good is like a hard climb, doing evil is like an easy fall (idiom) 不怀好意 不懷好意 bù huái - hǎo yì (idiom) to harbor evil designs / to harbor malicious intentions 包藏祸心 包藏禍心 bāo cáng - huò xīn (idiom) to harbor evil intentions / to conceal malice syn 嫉恶如仇 嫉惡如仇 jí è - rú chóu (idiom) to hate evil as one hates an enemy syn 为虎作伥 為虎作倀 wèi hǔ - zuò chāng (idiom) to act as accomplice to the tiger / to help a villain do evil syn 活动 活動 huó dòng to exercise / to move about / to operate / to use connections (personal influence) / loose / shaky / active / movable / activity / campaign / maneuver / behavior / CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4] syn 行为 行為 xíng wéi action / conduct / behavior / activity syn 表现 表現 biǎo xiàn to show / to show off / to display / to manifest / expression / manifestation / show / display / performance (at work etc) / behavior syn 性能 xìng néng function / performance / behavior syn 一套 yī tào suit / a set / a collection / of the same kind / the same old stuff / set pattern of behavior 规律 規律 guī lǜ rule (e.g. of science) / law of behavior / regular pattern / rhythm / discipline syn 为人 為人 wéi rén to conduct oneself / behavior / conduct / personal character syn 流氓 liú máng rogue / hoodlum / gangster / immoral behavior syn 行事 xíng shì to execute / to handle / behavior / action / conduct syn 风骚 風騷 fēng sāo literary excellence / flirtatious behavior syn 性行为 性行為 xìng xíng wéi sexual behavior syn 行径 行徑 xíng jìng (usu. pejorative) conduct / behavior / act / path / trail syn 分寸 fēn cun propriety / appropriate behavior / proper speech or action / within the norms syn 搞怪 gǎo guài to do sth wacky / wacky / wacky behavior 品行 pǐn xíng behavior / moral conduct syn 光明正大 guāng míng zhèng dà (of a person) honorable / not devious / (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard / without tricks / openly / (of a situation) out in the open syn 撒野 sā yě to display shockingly bad behavior / to behave atrociously syn 德性 dé xing (coll.) revolting behavior / CL:副[fu4] syn 老路 lǎo lù old road / familiar way / beaten track / conventional behavior syn 逆反 nì fǎn rebellious behavior / opposite / ob- 行 xìng behavior / conduct syn 行止 xíng zhǐ movements / attitude / behavior / whereabouts / tracks syn 操行 cāo xíng (student's) behavior syn 吃错药 吃錯藥 chī cuò yào (lit.) to have taken the wrong medicine / (fig.) (of one's behavior etc) different than usual / abnormal 超龄 超齡 chāo líng too old / overage / (of a young person's behavior or attributes) beyond one's years / adultlike 黑旋风 黑旋風 hēi xuàn fēng Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵[Li3 Kui2], known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion 风纪 風紀 fēng jì standard of behavior / moral standards / discipline 