created sense approved 兴师问罪/興師問罪 · xīngshīwènzuì · to send a punitive expedition — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
兴师问罪 / 興師問罪
xīngshīwènzuì
to send a punitive expedition
to launch a military campaign to punish an enemy for their crimes
兴师 (literal) → 兴师/興師 · xīngshī · to dispatch troops 问罪 (literal) → 问罪/問罪 · wènzuì · to call to account
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 兴师问罪/興師問罪 · xīngshīwènzuì · to hold to account — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
兴师问罪 / 興師問罪
xīngshīwènzuì
to hold to account
to denounce someone or sternly criticize them for a mistake or wrongdoing
兴师 (literal) → 兴师/興師 · xīngshī · to dispatch troops 问罪 (literal) → 问罪/問罪 · wènzuì · to call to account
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition