連坐
simp连坐lin4 zo6lián zuò
English
- to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)
- to be punished or blamed together for the crimes committed by one person
粵語 — Cantonese
- 因為某人犯錯,其他人一齊受到懲罰或責備
Examples
古代做官要好小心,一旦犯錯,親人可能會被連坐。
Officials had to be very careful in ancient times. Once they made mistakes, their relatives might be punished together.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk