斬而不奏 zhǎn ér bù zòu

DEFINITIONS

  1. to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)

CHARACTERS

斬 zhǎn cut, chop, sever; behead
而 ér
HSK 3
and; and then; and yet; but
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
奏 zòu
HSK 6
memorialize emperor; report