弔伐 diào fá

DEFINITIONS

  1. to console the people by punishing the tyrants (abbr. for 弔民伐罪|吊民伐罪[diao4 min2 fa2 zui4])

CHARACTERS

弔 diào condole, mourn, pity; hang
伐 fá
HSK 6
cut down, subjugate, attack