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zhū

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Definitions

  1. 1. to put (a criminal) to death
  2. 2. to punish

Words Containing 诛

诛戮
zhū lù

to put to death

斧钺之诛
fǔ yuè zhī zhū

to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed

诛除
zhū chú

to wipe out

诛流
zhū liú

to kill and banish

诛求无已
zhū qiú wú yǐ

to make endless exorbitant demands

诛心之论
zhū xīn zhī lùn

a devastating criticism

诛尽杀绝
zhū jìn shā jué

to wipe out

诛杀
zhū shā

to kill

诛锄
zhū chú

to uproot

口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá

to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)

诛求无厌
zhū qiú wú yàn

incessant exorbitant demands

诛心
zhū xīn

to criticize sb for what one believes to be their ulterior motive

天诛
tiān zhū

heavenly punishment

诛锄异己
zhū chú yì jǐ

to wipe out dissenters

人不为己,天诛地灭
rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè

Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.

窃钩者诛,窃国者侯
qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu

steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])

孙诛
sūn zhū

Sun Zhu (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three Hundred Tang Poems 唐詩三百首|唐诗三百首[táng shī sān bǎi shǒu]

伏诛
fú zhū

to be executed

诛求
zhū qiú

exorbitant demands

诛灭
zhū miè

to wipe out

窃国者侯,窃钩者诛
qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū

steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ])

诛暴讨逆
zhū bào tǎo nì

to wipe out the villains (e.g. insurgents, or people of another race)