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弔伐

简吊伐 · 繁弔伐

Mandarin · pinyin diào fá

to console the people by punishing the tyrants (abbr. for 弔民伐罪 diào mín fá zuì)

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伐: fá · cut down, subjugate, attack
吊: diào · condole, mourn, pity; hang

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4–2 · diao4 fa2

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