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夷九族
yí​jiǔ​zú

to exterminate nine generations of a family

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夷九族 yí​jiǔ​zú
to exterminate nine generations of a family
(literary) To execute an entire family line, from ancestors to descendants, as punishment for severe crimes such as treason.