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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
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Original source entry:
欲加之罪，何患無辭 欲加之罪，何患无辞 [yu4 jia1 zhi1 zui4 , he2 huan4 wu2 ci2] /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./Source material and teaching drafts have separate provenance. Long-term commercial licensing remains under review.
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Other forms in these source records: 欲加之罪，何患無辭
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