bù​jiào'ér​zhū

to punish without warning

  • created sense approved 不教而诛/不教而誅 · bù​jiào'ér​zhū · to punish without warning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不教而诛 / 不教而誅

    bù​jiào'ér​zhū

    to punish without warning

    To punish or condemn someone for a mistake or crime without first providing education or prior warning; to act with cruelty by failing to guide others before penalizing them.

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 教 (literal) → 教 · jiào · to instruct 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 诛 (literal) → 诛/誅 · zhū · to execute

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