have the punishment exceed the crime(fá bù dāng zuì)

have the punishment exceed the crime

In Chinese, the Pinyin is f á B ù D ā ngzu ì, which means that punishment is not equal to crime. From Xunzi Zhenglun.

The origin of Idioms

Xunzi Zhenglun: "the virtue of a man is not his position; he is not competent as an official; he is not meritorious in reward; he is not guilty in punishment; there is no great omen."

Idioms and allusions

There are thirty-two pieces in Xunzi, one of which is Zhenglun, which is devoted to discussing politics. The article puts forward a view: the monarch should set a good example in front of the people. For example, Xia Jie was overthrown by Shang Tang, and Shang Zhou was destroyed by King Wu of Zhou. These are good things, not bad things. Xun Kuang advocated that the punishment should be strict, and those who commit a crime should be punished according to the size of the crime. If those who kill people don't pay for their lives and those who hurt people don't get sentenced, they will connive at crimes and disturb society. Some people said: "in ancient times, there was no corporal punishment, just symbolic punishment. For example, instead of using Tsing (Q í ng) punishment, we can use ink to draw face instead; instead of using Yi (Y ì) punishment, we can use straw hat instead. This method is not feasible in the confused modern times. If we continue to do so, those who commit crimes will not get the punishment they deserve, and there will be more and more crimes. " After expounding the above situations, Xun Kuang put forward his own ideas: a person's status should be commensurate with his moral character, his official position should be commensurate with his ability, and his reward should be commensurate with his merits. If this is not the case, it will bring about great misfortune and serious consequences if the status and morality are not commensurate, the official position and ability are not commensurate, the reward is not commensurate with the merit, and the punishment is not commensurate with the crime.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: improper punishment for a crime; opposite words: clear rewards and punishments, punishment for a crime

Idiom usage

It means that the punishment is not commensurate with the crime committed, and it mostly means that the punishment is too heavy. (1) Mao Zedong's report on the investigation of the Hunan Peasant Movement: "whoever is punished more severely and who is punished less severely, the peasants have a very clear calculation, and very few of them are not punished properly." (2) it is better to have no reward if the reward is not meritorious; it is better to have no punishment if the punishment is not meritorious. (from Zhang Xiaoxiang of Song Dynasty, the impeachment Department of Chengmin county)

Chinese PinYin : fá bù dāng zuì