刑不上大夫
xíng​bù​shàng​dà​fū

high officials are exempt from corporal punishment

  • created sense approved 刑不上大夫 · xíng​bù​shàng​dà​fū · high officials are exempt from corporal punishment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    刑不上大夫

    xíng​bù​shàng​dà​fū

    high officials are exempt from corporal punishment

    An ancient Chinese legal and social principle stating that high officials should not be subjected to physical penalties or common law punishments, emphasizing their status and moral self-discipline over legal coercion.

    xíng​bù​shàng​dài​fū

    刑 (literal) → 刑 · xíng · punishment 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · to apply 大夫 (literal) → 大夫 · dà​fū · senior official

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