鞭bin1撻taat3

English

1. to lash; (fig.) to castigate
2. Originally meant “flogging with a whip”, but the phrase has extended its meaning to mean "ruthlessly criticize and attack sb. or sth.".unreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 原指用鞭抽打，現引伸為無情並激烈地指責、批評同攻擊。unreviewed?

Examples

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  有人話，人性中最應受鞭撻嘅係貪婪。

  Some say that greed is the most condemnable aspect of human nature.