罪恶滔天 heinous crimes
Explanation
罪恶滔天，滔天：水势盛大，像洪水一样漫天。形容罪恶极大，无法形容。
Heinous crimes, Taotian: The momentum of the water is great, like a flood that fills the sky. Used to describe extremely great wickedness that is indescribable.
Origin Story
话说隋朝末年，天下大乱，群雄逐鹿。一个名叫张角的黄巾军首领，自称“天公将军”，率领数十万农民起义，声势浩大。他们打着“苍天已死，黄天当立，岁在甲子，天下大吉”的旗号，在各地烧杀抢掠，无恶不作，犯下了滔天罪行。一时间，民不聊生，怨声载道。张角的残暴行径激起了朝廷的强烈不满，最终被官兵剿灭。然而，黄巾起义给人民带来了巨大的灾难，也成为了历史上罪恶滔天的一页。张角的罪行，不仅是他个人的罪恶，更是那个时代社会动荡、政治腐败的反映。
In the late Sui Dynasty, when the country was in chaos and many leaders were vying for power, a rebel leader named Zhang Jiao led hundreds of thousands of peasants in a massive uprising. Under the banner of “The Heavenly God is dead, the Yellow Heaven should ascend”, they plundered and murdered, committing terrible crimes. The people suffered, and complaints were everywhere. Zhang Jiao’s cruelty enraged the court, and eventually he was defeated by imperial troops. But the Yellow Turban Rebellion brought great suffering to the people and marked a cruel page in history. Zhang Jiao’s crimes were not only his own, but also reflected the social unrest and political corruption of the time.
Usage
用于形容罪行极其严重。
Used to describe the severity of a crime.
Examples
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他的罪恶滔天，罄竹难书。
ta de zuie taotian, qingzhu nan shu. zhe huo daitu zuie taotian,bixu yancheng budai
His crimes are heinous and cannot be recorded.
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这伙歹徒罪恶滔天，必须严惩不贷！
This gang of thugs has committed heinous crimes and must be severely punished!