昭雪 (zhāo xuě) — to exonerate, to rehabilitate (a wrongfully accused person or one's reputation)
Definition
A formal/literary idiom meaning to clear someone's name and restore their reputation after a wrongful accusation. Used mostly in writing, news, or legal contexts about historical or official cases.
idiom
to exonerateto rehabilitate (a wrongfully accused person or one's reputation)
Examples
- ，昭雪。Jīng guò duō nián de nǔ lì, yuān àn zhōng yú dé dào zhāo xuě.After years of effort, the unjust case was finally exonerated.
- 昭雪。Tā wèi nà xiē bèi cuò wù zhǐ kòng de rén zhēng qǔ zhāo xuě.He fought for the rehabilitation of those wrongfully accused.
- 昭雪。Lì shǐ huì zhāo xuě tā de qīng bái.History will exonerate his innocence.
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