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For this session, we will be discussing the idiom 「不教而誅」. See below for its meaning and practical usage.
Teach: to educate; punish: to punish, to kill. Death without warning. It means not educating people beforehand and punishing them as soon as they make a mistake.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bù jiāo ér zhū
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
bat1 gaau3 yi4 jyu1
With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.
