批pai1鬥dau3

English

1. to drag sb before a public meeting to denounce, humiliate and physically abuse them (esp. during the Cultural Revolution)
2. to criticize somebody in a "struggle session". "Struggle sessions" were a form of public humiliation during the Cultural Revolution period in China, where victims were forced to confess to "crimes" against Communist dogma in front of a public audience, who often verbally and physically abused the victims. The victims often suffered physical injuries, confiscation of property, and even death. ----
3. to criticize harshly and collectively as a group, often against people who are thought to be politically incorrect or have strayed from the orthodoxy

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 中國文革時期嘅一種活動，通常會公開指住人嚟鬧、抄佢家、要人跪玻璃，甚至殺人。被批鬥嘅人被迫公開承認違背毛澤東思想嘅「過失」，受盡凌辱。
2. 猛烈批評，尤其指一班人猛烈批評被認為係偏離正統思想嘅人。

Examples

• 你篇文章嘅觀點咁前衞，小心俾人批鬥。

  The viewpoints in your essay are so avant-garde -- beware heavy criticism.