贼喊捉贼
“It's a case of the guilty accusing the innocent.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
酿成大祸
“causing a great disaster.”
贼喊捉贼
“It's a case of the guilty accusing the innocent.”
魏严
“Wei Yan,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Derived from traditional strategic thought, this idiom captures the manipulative tactic of deflecting blame by preemptively playing the outraged victim.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
a thief crying 'stop thief'; shifting blame while guilty
A very common four-character idiom used to describe hypocrites who distract from their own guilt by accusing others.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“A thief crying "thief".”
“You're the pot calling the kettle black.”
“Like you were projecting.”
“His brother framed him.”