嚴懲不貸 yán chéng bù dài

DEFINITIONS

  1. to punish severely (idiom)

CHARACTERS

嚴 yán strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
懲 chéng punish, reprimand; warn
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
貸 dài lend; borrow; pardon