罪有应得

Traditional form:

罪有應得

Pinyin (reading):

zuìyǒuyīngdé

Definitions:

• guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement
• the punishment fits the crime

Characters:

• 罪 - sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 应 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready

Traditional characters:

• 罪 - sin, vice; fault, guilt; crime
• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 應 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready