to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous
怀璧其罪懷璧其罪huai2 bi4 qi2 zui4
lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item; fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others.
悔罪悔罪hui3 zui4
conviction
活受罪活受罪huo2 shou4 zui4
(coll.) to go through sheer hell
活罪活罪huo2 zui4
suffering; hardship; living hell
祸首罪魁禍首罪魁huo4 shou3 zui4 kui2
main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster
获罪獲罪huo4 zui4
to commit a crime
间谍罪間諜罪jian4 die2 zui4
crime of spying
将功赎罪將功贖罪jiang1 gong1 shu2 zui4
to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts
将功折罪將功折罪jiang1 gong1 zhe2 zui4
see 將功贖罪|将功赎罪
交通肇事罪交通肇事罪jiao1 tong1 zhao4 shi4 zui4
culpable driving causing serious damage or injury
聚众淫乱罪聚眾淫亂罪ju4 zhong4 yin2 luan4 zui4
group licentiousness (offense punishable by up to five years in prison in the PRC)
开脱罪责開脫罪責kai1 tuo1 zui4 ze2
to absolve sb from guilt; to exonerate; to exculpate
开罪開罪kai1 zui4
to offend sb; to give offense; to displease
控罪控罪kong4 zui4
criminal charge; accusation
苦行赎罪苦行贖罪ku3 xing2 shu2 zui4
penance (to atone for a sin)
勒索罪勒索罪le4 suo3 zui4
blackmail
领罪領罪ling3 zui4
to confess one's fault; to accept one's punishment
don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously
洋罪洋罪yang2 zui4
terrible pain; torture; (coll.) pain suffered at the hand of foreigners
阴谋颠覆政府罪陰謀顛覆政府罪yin1 mou2 dian1 fu4 zheng4 fu3 zui4
the crime of conspiracy to overthrow the government
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.
原罪原罪yuan2 zui4
original sin
遭罪遭罪zao1 zui4
to endure; to suffer hardships; hard time; nuisance
诈骗罪詐騙罪zha4 pian4 zui4
fraud
战争罪戰爭罪zhan4 zheng1 zui4
war crime
折罪折罪zhe2 zui4
to atone for a crime
治罪治罪zhi4 zui4
to punish sb (for a crime)
重罪重罪zhong4 zui4
serious crime; felony
自罪自罪zi4 zui4
actual sin (Christian notion, as opposed to original sin 原罪); conscious sin
罪案罪案zui4 an4
a criminal case
罪大恶极罪大惡極zui4 da4 e4 ji2
guilty of terrible crimes (idiom); reprehensible
罪恶罪惡zui4 e4
crime; evil; sin
罪恶滔天罪惡滔天zui4 e4 tao1 tian1
evil crimes fill heaven (idiom)
罪犯罪犯zui4 fan4
criminal
罪过罪過zui4 guo5
sin; offense
罪疚罪疚zui4 jiu4
guilt
罪魁罪魁zui4 kui2
criminal ringleader; chief culprit; fig. cause of a problem
罪魁祸首罪魁禍首zui4 kui2 huo4 shou3
criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit; fig. main cause of a disaster
罪名罪名zui4 ming2
criminal charge; accusation
罪孽罪孽zui4 nie4
sin; crime; wrongdoing
罪愆罪愆zui4 qian1
sin; offense
罪人罪人zui4 ren2
sinner
罪行罪行zui4 xing2
crime; offense
罪行累累罪行累累zui4 xing2 lei3 lei3
having an extensive criminal record
罪性罪性zui4 xing4
sinful nature
罪有应得罪有應得zui4 you3 ying1 de2
guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement; the punishment fits the crime
罪与罚罪與罰zui4 yu3 fa2
Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky 陀思妥耶夫斯基
罪责罪責zui4 ze2
guilt
罪状罪狀zui4 zhuang4
charges or facts about a crime; the nature of the offense