罚不当罪 fá bù dāng zuì

DEFINITIONS

  1. disproportionate punishment
  2. the punishment is harsher than the crime

CHARACTERS

罚 fá
HSK 5
penalty, fine; punish, penalize
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
当 dāng
HSK 3
bear, accept, undertake; just
罪 zuì
HSK 6
crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship