diào
mín
zuì

idiom
formal
literary

Meaning of 吊民伐罪

吊民伐罪 means to console the suffering people and punish the guilty ruler; to relieve the oppressed and chastise the tyrant. Pronounced diào mín fá zuì.

  • to console the suffering people and punish the guilty ruler; to relieve the oppressed and chastise the tyrant

Definitions & Examples

Zhōu
wáng
diào
mín
zuì
 
shuài
lǐng
zhū
hóu
tuī
fān
le
bào
nüè
de
Shāng
Zhòu
wáng
 

King Wu of Zhou consoled the people and punished the guilty, leading the feudal lords to overthrow the tyrannical King Zhou of Shang.

Zhè
zhī
jūn
zhe
diào
mín
zuì
de
hào
 
dào
le
bǎi
xìng
de
liè
yōng
 

This rebel army marched under the banner of relieving the people and punishing the guilty, winning enthusiastic support from the masses.

dài
shèng
wáng
diào
mín
zuì
 
bìng
fēi
wèi
le
rén
xīn
 
ér
shì
wèi
le
huī
tiān
xià
de
zhèng
 

The ancient sage kings consoled the people and punished the guilty not for personal ambition, but to restore justice to the world.