揮淚斬馬謖
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to punish a capable subordinate severely, despite personal pain, because rules demand it
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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use
- Literally
- weeping, execute Ma Su
- Meaning
- To punish a capable subordinate severely despite personal pain, because rules require it. From Zhuge Liang executing Ma Su after he lost Jieting.
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