A new idiom (5) 一个新的成语

罪有应得
zuìyǒuyīngdé


(crime has [its] deserved [punishment])


Meaning 意义

The punishment fits the crime.
The punishment is well deserved.
An appropriate chastisement fits the crime.
Entirely appropriate chastisement fits the crime.


Vocabulary 词汇

罪 zuì guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin
有 yǒu to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
应得 yīngdé deserve
应 yīng ought
得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc


Synonyms 同义字

咎由自取
jiùyóuzìqǔ

自食其果
zì​shí​qí​guǒ​


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