Meaning of 明火执仗
明火执仗 means to do evil openly and brazenly. Pronounced míng huǒ zhí zhàng.
- to do evil openly and brazenly
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
tǔ土
fěi匪
yǒu有
shí时
huì会
míng明
huǒ火
zhí执
zhàng仗
de地
qiǎng抢
jié劫
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
Ancient bandits would sometimes brazenly rob villages.
Zhè这
xiē些
tān贪
guān官
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
míng明
huǒ火
zhí执
zhàng仗
，
háo毫
wú无
gù顾
jì忌
。
These corrupt officials are simply acting outrageously, with no regard for consequences.
Tā他
men们
de的
zào造
jiǎ假
xíng行
wéi为
yǐ已
jīng经
bù不
shì是
tōu偷
tōu偷
mō摸
mō摸
，
ér而
shì是
míng明
huǒ火
zhí执
zhàng仗
le了
。
Their counterfeiting activities are no longer covert, but are carried out openly and brazenly.