bù​jiào'ér​zhū

to punish without warning

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. to instruct
    (bound form) to teach or educate; to guide or instruct
  3. ér particleconjunction
    [adverbial linker]
    Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.
  4. to execute
    (bound form) to put a criminal to death; to kill