shéng zhī yǐ fǎ

Traditional: 繩之以法

绳之以法 (shéng zhī yǐ fǎ) is a Chinese word meaning “to punish according to the law; to bring to justice”.

Meanings

  1. 1to punish according to the law
  2. 2to bring to justice

Characters in 绳之以法

绳shéng · rope之zhī · (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])以yǐ · to use法fǎ · law

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