得而诛之
dé'ér​zhū​zhī

to have the right to punish

  • created sense approved 得而诛之/得而誅之 · dé'ér​zhū​zhī · to have the right to punish — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得而诛之 / 得而誅之

    dé'ér​zhū​zhī

    to have the right to punish

    (idiom) to find someone and punish them; used to describe a person who is so wicked that everyone has a right to kill them if they catch them

    得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 诛 (literal) → 诛/誅 · zhū · to execute 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it

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