Definition
恶贯满盈 is a four-character idiom (成语) meaning 'to have committed so many crimes that one's evil deeds are full to the brim'. The literal image is a string of coins (贯) that has been completely filled (满盈) with evil (恶). It describes someone whose wickedness has reached its peak and who deserves severe punishment. Used in formal or literary contexts, often in legal or moral judgments.
f.e.
to have committed countless crimesto be steeped in iniquity
Examples
- 恶贯满盈，。Zhège zuìfàn è guàn mǎn yíng, zhōngyú bèi pànchǔ sǐxíng.This criminal, whose evil deeds were countless, was finally sentenced to death.
- 恶贯满盈，。Tā è guàn mǎn yíng, fǎlǜ jué bú huì kuānshù tā.He is steeped in iniquity; the law will never forgive him.
- 恶贯满盈，。Lìshǐ shàng nàxiē è guàn mǎn yíng de bàojūn, zuìzhōng dōu shòudào le chéngfá.Those tyrants in history who had committed countless crimes were eventually punished.
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