罪有应得

Traditional: 罪有應得

zuì yǒu yīng dé

Dictionary entry

guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement

What does 罪有应得 mean?

罪有应得 (zuì yǒu yīng dé) has the following dictionary meaning.

1guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement

2the punishment fits the crime

Character breakdown

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罪zuìguilt · crime 有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)应Yīngsurname Ying · Taiwan pr. [Ying4]得déto obtain · to get

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罪有应得

zuì yǒu yīng dé

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