泣いて馬謖を斬る

ないてばしょくをきるnaitebashokuokiru

expression

  1. being just before one is generous
  2. punishing someone you love or value to uphold the rules
  3. shedding tears while beheading Ma Su

Kanji in this word

Study it in Yanamino

Data from JMdict, KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG), KanjiVG, CC-CEDICT and Make Me a Hanzi. Sources and licences