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斧钺之诛

fǔ yuè zhī zhūdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to die by battle-ax (idiom) / to be executed
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-64170bad0e9bad9a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

斧鉞之誅 斧钺之诛 [fu3 yue4 zhi1 zhu1] /to die by battle-ax (idiom); to be executed/

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Other forms in these source records: 斧鉞之誅

  • 斧
    fǔ

    hatchet

  • 钺
    yuè

    battle-ax

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 诛
    zhū

    to put (a criminal) to death / to punish

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.