gǔ / dài / fǎ / lǜ / zhōng / de / zhū / jiǔ / zú / shì / yī / zhǒng / fēi / cháng / yán / lì / de / chéng / fá

古代法律中的“诛九族”是一种非常严厉的惩罚。

In ancient law, executing the nine generations of one's family was an extremely harsh punishment.