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诛九族

zhū jiǔ zú

3-character word Traditional 誅九族

What 诛九族 means

1. to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)

The characters in 诛九族

• 诛zhūto put (a criminal) to death; to punish
• 九jiǔnine; 9
• 族zúrace; nationality; ethnicity

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