小惩大诫
小惩大诫
xiǎo chéng dà jiè
lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
idiom
Traditional: 小懲大誡
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- (idiom) lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
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Related Words
惩前毖后(chéng qián bì hòu)— lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
→一本万利(yī běn wàn lì)— small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
→一琴一鹤(yī qín yī hè)— carrying very little luggage (idiom)
→以防(yǐ fáng)— (so as) to avoid
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