罪有應得 zuì yǒu yīng dé

DEFINITIONS

  1. guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement
  2. the punishment fits the crime

CHARACTERS

罪 zuì
HSK 6
crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
有 yǒu
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
應 yīng should, ought to, must
得 dé
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire