斧钺之诛 in English fu3 yue4 zhi1 zhu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to die by battle-ax (idiomatic expression); to be executed

Simplified Characters

斧 钺 之 诛

Traditional Characters

斧 鉞 之 誅

Pinyin

fu3 yue4 zhi1 zhu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

斧fu3hatchet 钺yue4battle-ax 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 诛zhu1to put (a criminal) to death