We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「格殺勿論」.
Today’s idiom is 「格殺勿論」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.
Ge: to beat; Gesha: to beat to death; Wulun: regardless of the crime. It refers to beating people who resist arrest, commit crimes or violate bans to death on the spot without charging them with murder.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gé shā wù lùn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gaak3 saat3 mat6 leun6
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