万死犹轻 — “Even ten thousand deaths are still too light”
万死犹轻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a crime or wrongdoing so heinous that even a thousand deaths would be an insufficient or light punishment; indicating extreme culpability”. Literally, “Even ten thousand deaths are still too light”.
万死犹轻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 万死犹轻 mean?
万死犹轻 (wàn sǐ yóu qīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to describe a crime or wrongdoing so heinous that even a thousand deaths would be an insufficient or light punishment; indicating extreme culpability”.
How do you pronounce 万死犹轻?
万死犹轻 is pronounced wàn sǐ yóu qīng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 万死犹轻 literally mean?
Literally, 万死犹轻 means “Even ten thousand deaths are still too light”. It is used to mean “to describe a crime or wrongdoing so heinous that even a thousand deaths would be an insufficient or light punishment; indicating extreme culpability”.
What is the Chinese definition of 万死犹轻?
处死万次，还嫌惩罚太轻。极言罪大。