惩一警百
惩一警百
chéng yī jǐng bǎi
lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom); fig. to make an example of sb; also written 懲一儆百|惩一儆百[cheng2 yi1 jing3 bai3]
idiom
Traditional: 懲一警百
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- (idiom) lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
- fig. to make an example of sb
- also written 懲一儆百|惩一儆百[cheng2 yi1 jing3 bai3]
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Related Words
惩一儆百(chéng yī jǐng bǎi)— lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
→杀一儆百(shā yī jǐng bǎi)— lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
→杀鸡儆猴(shā jī jǐng hóu)— lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
→杀鸡警猴(shā jī jǐng hóu)— lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
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