斧鉞之誅 fǔ yuè zhī zhū

to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed

Characters

Character Meaning
斧 fǔ
hatchet
鉞 yuè
battle-ax
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
誅 zhū
to punish; to put (a criminal) to death