严惩不贷 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to punish severely

Character by character

• 严yánstrict, rigorous, rigid; stern
• 惩chéngto discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn
• 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
• 贷dàito borrow; to lend; to pardon

Idioms sharing a character

• 严以律己 yán yǐ lǜ jǐ
• 严丝合缝 yán sī hé fèng
• 义正辞严 yì zhèng cí yán
• 劝善惩恶 quàn shàn chéng è
• 小惩大诫 xiǎo chéng dà jiè
• 惩一儆百 chéng yī jǐng bǎi
• 惩前毖后 chéng qián bì hòu
• 惩恶扬善 chéng è yáng shàn
• 一丁不识 yī dīng bù shí
• 一尘不染 yī chén bù rǎn

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