恶贯满盈 è guàn mǎn yíng

full of great evil; guilty of awful crimes

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 37127th word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. strung through and filled with evil (idiom); filled with extreme evil
  2. 2. replete with vice
  3. 3. guilty of monstrous crimes

Characters

Character Meaning
恶 è HSK 5
evil; vicious; fierce
贯 guàn HSK 6
to pass through; to pierce through; to be stringed together
满 mǎn HSK 3
full; completely; fully
盈 yíng HSK 6
full; filled; surplus