severe law

severe law

Severe punishment, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y á nx í NGJ ù NF ǎ, which means severe punishment and severe law. It comes from the biography of Cui Zhen in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Jun: harsh.

The origin of Idioms

The biography of Cui Xuan in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "therefore, we should be strict in punishing criminals and breaking the traitors."

Idiom usage

Examples

In Chapter 32, Volume II of Li Zicheng, written by Yao xueyin, if the law is still severe, the outspoken will often be severely punished; if the people's life is more and more difficult because they talk about convergence day by day, things in the world will be beyond question.

In Lun Heng Fei Han written by Wang Chong of Han Dynasty, "if the law is not strict, the people will not be traitors; if the law is not strict, the people will be traitors. Instead of talking about the severe punishment and laws imposed by the Ming king, he said, "we should punish the king for asking for treachery."