伐罪吊民
fá​zuì​diào​mín

to punish the guilty and comfort the people

  • created sense approved 伐罪吊民/伐罪弔民 · fá​zuì​diào​mín · to punish the guilty and comfort the people — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    伐罪吊民 / 伐罪弔民

    fá​zuì​diào​mín

    to punish the guilty and comfort the people

    to punish the wicked and console the common people; to execute a just war against a tyrant for the sake of the population

    伐罪 (literal) → 伐罪 · fá​zuì · to send a punitive expedition 吊 (literal) → 吊 · diào · to mourn 民 (literal) → 民 · mín · the people

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