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弔民伐罪

简吊民伐罪 · 繁弔民伐罪

Mandarin · pinyin diào mín fá zuì

to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)

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弔: Look up this written character
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
伐: fá · cut down, subjugate, attack
罪: zuì · crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
吊: diào · condole, mourn, pity; hang

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4–2–2–4 · diao4 min2 fa2 zui4

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diu3 man4 fat6 zeoi6

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