斩而不奏 in English zhan3 er2 bu4 zou4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to do sth and not report the fact (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

斩 而 不 奏

Traditional Characters

斬 而 不 奏

Pinyin

zhan3 er2 bu4 zou4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

斩zhan3to behead (as form of capital punishment) 而er2and 不bu4(negative prefix) 奏zou4to play music