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罪有应得

zuì yǒu yīng dé

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 罪有应得

应得
yīng dé

to deserve

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

有
yǒu

to have; there is

应
yīng

to agree (to do sth)

罪
zuì

guilt

得
dé

to obtain

应
yìng

to answer