誅 (zyu1) — execute, kill, put to death; punish in Cantonese
zyuˉ¹誅简 诛
Mandarin Pinyin: zhu1
Meaning of 誅
nounexecute, kill, put to death; punish
Example Sentences with 誅
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋zungˉ¹終jyuˉ¹於fukˍ₆伏zyuˉ¹誅。
They were finally punished.
zeoiˍ₆罪jauˏ₅有jing˗₃應dak1,得，fukˍ₆伏zyu1!誅！
Deservedly punished, serve them right!
tinˉ¹天mongˏ₅網fuiˉ¹恢fui1,恢，zungˉ¹終dakˉ¹得fukˍ₆伏zyuˉ¹誅。
Justice will prevail, they will eventually be punished.
waaiˍ₆壞janˎ₄人satˍ₆實wuiˏ₅會fukˍ₆伏zyuˉ¹誅。
Bad people will surely be punished.
ngokˍ₆惡jauˏ₅有ngokˍ₆惡baau3,報，fukˍ₆伏zyuˉ¹誅。
Evil deeds are rewarded with evil, punished.
Words Containing 誅
伏誅fuk6 zyu1
be executed
人不為己天誅地滅jan4 bat1 wai6 gei2 tin1 zyu1 dei6 mit6
every man for himself
天誅地滅tin1 zyu1 dei6 mit6
stand condemned by god; be destroyed by heaven and earth; be executed by heaven and destroyed by earth
罪不容誅zeoi6 bat1 jung4 zyu1
(idiom) nothing can atone for crimes; someone's guilty of crimes has no insufficient punishment even death
誅求zyu1 kau4
exorbitant demands; demanding with menaces; extortion
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