斩而不奏

Traditional form:

斬而不奏

Pinyin (reading):

zhǎn'érbùzòu

Definitions:

• to do sth and not report the fact (idiom)

Characters:

• 斩 - to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 奏 - to play; to memorialize; to report

Traditional characters:

• 斬 - to chop, to cut, to sever; to behead
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 奏 - to play; to memorialize; to report