惡人先告狀 è rén xiān gào zhuàng

DEFINITIONS

  1. the guilty party files the suit
  2. the thief cries thief

CHARACTERS

惡 è evil, wicked, bad, foul
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else
先 xiān
HSK 1
first, former, previous
告 gào
HSK 2
tell, announce, inform; accuse
狀 zhuàng form; appearance; shape; official