歹徒 | dǎi tú | evildoer / malefactor / gangster / hoodlum | |
为非作歹 | wéi fēi zuò dǎi | to break the law and commit crimes (idiom) / malefactor / evildoer / to perpetrate outrages | |
奸宄 | jiān guǐ | evildoer / malefactor | |
感化 | gǎn huà | corrective influence / to reform (a criminal) / redemption (of a sinner) / to influence (a malefactor to a better life) / to guide sb back to the right path by repeated word and example | |
引蛇出洞 | yǐn shé chū dòng | lit. to pull a snake from its hole / to expose a malefactor (idiom) |