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繩之以法

/ʂɤŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɻ̩⁵⁵ i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
to punish according to law; to bring to justice
  • 绳之以法
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Origin

The phrase 繩之以法 originates from the text 《史記．卷一二二．酷吏傳．減宣傳》. It is used to describe the act of penalizing a criminal through the application of law.

Each character contributes specific components to the phrase. 繩, meaning string or rope, contains the semantic component 糸 (thin silk) and the phonetic component 黽 (a kind of frog). 之, meaning to go, is formed with the components 止 (foot) and 一 (one). 以 serves as a preposition expressing boundary, orientation, or direction. 法, meaning law, rule, regulation, or statute, consists of the semantic components 水 (water) and 廌 (a kind of small deer-like ungulate or antelope), along with the phonetic component 盍 (why; how).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

此詞由四個漢字組成。「繩」字意指繩索或線，其字形包含表示薄絲的「糸」作為意義組成部分，並以「黽」作為聲音組成部分。「之」字意為「去」，由「止」與「一」組成。「以」字則是一個介詞，用以表示時間、方向或界限。

「法」字意指法律、規則、規章或法令。其字形包含「水」與「廌」（一種小型鹿類或羚羊）作為意義組成部分，並以「盍」作為聲音組成部分。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese繩 “string; rope (Classifier: 條／条 m c)”
    • meaningChinese糸 “thin silk”
    • soundChinese黽 “a kind of frog”
  • characterChinese之 “to go”
    • ideaChinese止 “foot”
    • ideaChinese一 “one”
  • characterChinese以 “a preposition that expresses a boundary in time, orientation, direction or quantity”
  • characterChinese法 “law; rule; regulation; statute”
    • meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • meaningChinese廌 “a kind of small deer-like ungulate, antelope”
    • soundChinese盍 “why; how”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. to punish according to law; to bring to justice

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 以法律制裁罪犯。語本《史記．卷一二二．酷吏傳．減宣傳》。 例：嫌犯雖四處躲藏，最後仍為警方逮捕，繩之以法。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0