斧钺之诛 fǔ yuè zhī zhū

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

斧 fǔ axe, hatchet; chop, hew
钺 yuè broad-axe, a battle axe, halberd
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
诛 zhū execute, kill, put to death; punish