弔民伐罪 diào mín fá zuì

to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
弔 diào
to hang up; to suspend; to condole with
民 mín HSK 4
the people; citizen; nationality
伐 fá HSK 6
to cut down; to fell; to attack
罪 zuì HSK 6
crime; guilt; fault