弔伐
diào​fá

to punish tyrants

  • created reference approved 吊伐/弔伐 → 吊民伐罪/弔民伐罪 (abbreviation) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吊伐 / 弔伐 diào​fá

    吊民伐罪 / 弔民伐罪 diào​mín​fá​zuì

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  • created sense approved 吊伐/弔伐 · diào​fá · to punish tyrants — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    吊伐 / 弔伐

    diào​fá

    to punish tyrants

    to console the people by punishing the tyrants; to comfort the suffering and strike down the guilty

    diào​fā

    吊 (literal) → 吊 · diào · to mourn 伐 (literal) → 伐 · fá · to attack

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