诛九族 in English zhu1 jiu3 zu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to execute all of somebody's relatives (as punishment) (old)

Simplified Characters

诛 九 族

Traditional Characters

誅 九 族

Pinyin

zhu1 jiu3 zu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

诛zhu1to put (a criminal) to death 九jiu3nine 族zu2race