恶人先告状

the guilty party files the suit / the thief cries thief

used in 惡心|恶心[e3 xin1]

evil / fierce / vicious / ugly / coarse / to harm

to hate / to loathe / ashamed / to fear / to slander

evil person; vile creature; villain / (archaic) ugly person

person; people / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]

early / prior / former / in advance / first

to say / to tell / to announce / to report / to denounce / to file a lawsuit / to sue

to tell on sb / to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc) / to bring a lawsuit

accusation / suit / state / condition / strong / great / -shaped