罰不當罪 [罚－当－]

Jyutping fat6 bat1 dong1 zeoi6
Pinyin fá bù dāng zuì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    the punishment exceeds the crime

罰不當罪 [罚－当－]

Jyutping
Pinyin fá bù dāng zuì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. disproportionate punishment
  2. the punishment is harsher than the crime
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    谁个劣，谁个不劣，谁个最甚，谁个稍次，谁个惩办要严，谁个处罚从轻，农民都有极明白的计算，罚不当罪的极少。
    誰個劣，誰個不劣，誰個最甚，誰個稍次，誰個懲辦要嚴，誰個處罰從輕，農民都有極明白的計算，罰不當罪的極少。
    shéi ge liè ， shéi ge bù liè ， shéi ge zuì shèn ， shéi ge shāo cì ， shéi ge chéng bàn yào yán ， shéi ge chǔ fá cóng qīng ， nóng mín dōu yǒu jí míng bái de jì suàn ， fá bù dāng zuì de jí shǎo ．
    • Who is bad and who is not, who is the worst and who is not quite so vicious, who deserves severe punishment and who deserves to be let off lightly – the peasants keep clear accounts, and very seldom has the punishment exceeded the crime.