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罪該萬死

简罪该万死 · 繁罪該萬死

Mandarin · pinyin zuì gāi wàn sǐ

(idiom) deserving the severest punishment; death is too good for sb

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罪: zuì · crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship
該: gāi · should, ought to, need to
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死: sǐ · die; dead; death
该: gāi · should, ought to, need to
万: wàn · mò · ten thousand; innumerable

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4–1–4–3 · zui4 gai1 wan4 si3

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(idiomatic) to be guilty of very serious offences; to be severely guilty that numerous deaths cannot compensate

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