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Guilty culprits
  Explanation: Refers to people who do bad things, always frightened, afraid of bad things brought to light.
  Source: Ming Feng Meng, "Awaken the common saying," Since ancient times, the twenty-volume Road culprits guilty, then Zhaoang due to old things in mind, it is different than Wangyuan Wai, and threaten the soul lacking. "
  Examples: Suddenly Jiande County, sent the film to ask him to get into the city, said that there would interview, what ~, feel shocked. ★ Qing Li Baojia "Bureaucrats" sixteenth back
No. 2
  Refers to people who do bad things always scared, afraid of bad things brought to light. "Awaken the common saying Zhang Tingxiu escape Saving Father": "the ancient culprits guilty conscience, that Zhaoang due to the old things in mind, it is different than the Marriage of Landlord Wang, frightened soul lacking." "Bureaucrats" 16th Back : "Suddenly Jiande County, satisfactory to take the film to invite him into the city, said there would interview, what the culprits guilty, not feel frightened." is also a "thief scared." "Dream of Red Mansions," the seventh one back: "This is a mandarin language show, called him out, Who knows thief scared he only saw him when the duck has a begin and end." "Bureaucrats" third two back: "Wang Yujin Chen gave birth to five children see suspicious, after all, he suspects timid, and dare not spoiled Caesar crazy."
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No. 3
  【名称】贼人心虚
  【拼音】zéi rén xīn xū
  【解释】指做了坏事的人,时刻胆战心惊,怕坏事败露。
  【出处】明·冯梦龙《醒世恒言》第二十卷:“自古道贼人心虚,那赵昂因有旧事在心上,比王员外更是不同,吓的魂魄俱无。”
  【事例】忽见建德县差人拿片子来请他进城,说是有话面谈,究竟~,不觉吓了一跳。 ★清·李宝嘉《官场现形记》第十六回