xīng​shī​wèn​zuì

to send a punitive expedition

  • created sense approved 兴师问罪/興師問罪 · xīng​shī​wèn​zuì · to send a punitive expedition — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兴师问罪 / 興師問罪

    xīng​shī​wèn​zuì

    to send a punitive expedition

    to launch a military campaign to punish an enemy for their crimes

    兴师 (literal) → 兴师/興師 · xīng​shī · to dispatch troops 问罪 (literal) → 问罪/問罪 · wèn​zuì · to call to account

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  • created sense approved 兴师问罪/興師問罪 · xīng​shī​wèn​zuì · to hold to account — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兴师问罪 / 興師問罪

    xīng​shī​wèn​zuì

    to hold to account

    to denounce someone or sternly criticize them for a mistake or wrongdoing

    兴师 (literal) → 兴师/興師 · xīng​shī · to dispatch troops 问罪 (literal) → 问罪/問罪 · wèn​zuì · to call to account

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense