口誅筆伐 kǒu zhū bǐ fá

DEFINITIONS

  1. to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
  2. to denounce by word and pen

CHARACTERS

口 kǒu mouth; open end; entrance, gate
誅 zhū execute, kill, put to death; punish
筆 bǐ writing brush; write; stroke
伐 fá cut down, subjugate, attack