株连九族zhū lián jiǔ zú

implicate the ninth degree of relationship of a family
❍ 他们搬出封建社会～的手法，从他的亲属身上打主意。They fell back on the feudal practice of implicating the ninth degree of relationship of a family and tried to get at his rel atives.

株连九族zhū lián jiǔ zú

株连：指一人犯罪牵连到许多人。形容一人犯罪，连他家的亲戚朋友都受到牵连。bring the whole family and relatives a great lot of trouble, implicate the ninth degree of relationship of a family

株连九族zhūlián-jiǔzú

株连：一人犯罪牵连他人。九族：以自己为本位，上推四世至高祖，下推四世至玄孙称九族。一说父族四、母族三、妻族二为九族。“株连九族”是古代刑罚。指一人犯了大罪，连累到九族的成员都要被处死。