无恶不作 wú è bù zuò do all sorts of evil things

Explanation

指没有哪件坏事不干的，形容一个人品行恶劣，道德败坏，做尽坏事，没有一件好事。

To do all kinds of evil things, to describe a person with bad character, moral corruption, doing all kinds of bad things, without a good deed.

Origin Story

从前，在一个偏远的小村庄里，住着一个名叫李大狗的人。他生性狡诈，心狠手辣，对村里的人无恶不作。他经常偷鸡摸狗，欺压弱小，还经常用恶毒的言语辱骂他人，让村民们苦不堪言。村民们忍无可忍，决定联合起来教训他。有一天，李大狗又去偷村长的鸡，结果被村民们抓了个现行。村民们把他绑起来，准备将他送到官府去。李大狗一看情况不妙，便开始求饶，说自己以后再也不敢做坏事了。村民们见他认错态度良好，便决定饶他一命。然而，李大狗并没有真心悔改，他只是表面上装出一副悔过自新的样子。没过多久，他又开始偷鸡摸狗，欺压弱小，村民们对他彻底失望了。最终，李大狗受到了法律的制裁。

cóng qián, zài yī ge piān yuǎn de xiǎo cūn zhuāng lǐ, zhù zhe yī ge jiào lǐ dà gǒu de rén. tā shēng xìng jiǎo zhà, xīn hěn shǒu là, duì cūn lǐ de rén wú è bù zuò. tā jīng cháng tōu jī mō gǒu, qī yā ruò xiǎo, hái jīng cháng yòng è dú de yán yǔ rǔ mạ tā rén, ràng cūn mín men kǔ bù kān yán. cūn mín men rěn wú kě rěn, jué dìng lián hé qǐ lái jiào xùn tā. yǒu yī tiān, lǐ dà gǒu yòu qù tōu cūn zhǎng de jī, jié guǒ bèi cūn mín men zhuā le xiàn xíng. cūn mín men bǎng qǐ lái tā, zhǔn bèi jiāng tā sòng dào guān fǔ qù. lǐ dà gǒu yī kàn qíng kuàng bù miào, biàn kāi shǐ qiú ráo, shuō zì jǐ yǐ hòu zài yě bù gǎn zuò huài shì le. cūn mín men jiàn tā rèn cuò tài dù liáng hǎo, biàn jué dìng ráo tā yī mìng. rán ér, lǐ dà gǒu bìng méi yǒu zhēn xīn huǐ gǎi, tā zhǐ shì biǎo miàn shàng zhuāng chū yī fù huǐ guò zì xīn de yàng zi. méi guò duō jiǔ, tā yòu kāi shǐ tōu jī mō gǒu, qī yā ruò xiǎo, cūn mín men duì tā chè dǐ shī wàng le. zuì zhōng, lǐ dà gǒu shòu dào le fǎ lǜ de zhì cái.

Once upon a time, in a remote village, there lived a man named Li Dagou. He was cunning by nature, cruel and merciless, and did all kinds of evil things to the villagers. He often stole chickens and dogs, oppressed the weak, and often used vicious words to insult others, making the villagers suffer. The villagers couldn’t stand it any longer and decided to unite to teach him a lesson. One day, Li Dagou went to steal the village chief's chickens again, but was caught red-handed by the villagers. The villagers tied him up and prepared to send him to the officials. Li Dagou saw that the situation was bad and began to beg for mercy, saying that he would never do anything bad again. The villagers saw that he was repentant and decided to spare his life. However, Li Dagou did not sincerely repent; he merely pretended to be remorseful. Not long after, he started stealing chickens and dogs again, oppressing the weak, and the villagers were completely disappointed in him. In the end, Li Dagou was punished by law.

Usage

这个成语通常用来形容那些品行恶劣，为非作歹的人，多用于批评或谴责。

zhè ge chéng yǔ tóng cháng yòng lái xíng róng nà xiē pǐn xíng è liè, wéi fēi zuò dài de rén, duō yòng yú pī píng huò qiǎn zé.

This idiom is often used to describe those who are of bad character and commit crimes, and is often used to criticize or condemn.

Examples

• 他无恶不作，最终受到了法律的制裁。

  tā wú è bù zuò, zuì zhōng shòu dào le fǎ lǜ de zhì cái.

  He did all sorts of evil things and was eventually punished by law.

• 这个坏人无恶不作，必须严惩不贷！

  zhè ge huài rén wú è bù zuò, bì xū yán chéng bù dài！

  This villain did all sorts of evil things and must be severely punished!

Related Idioms

• 作恶多端

• 恶贯满盈

• 十恶不赦

Opposite Idioms

• 乐善好施

• 助人为乐