以儆效尤

以儆效尤
jǐngxiàoyóu

(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others

1 meaning
MEANING

MEANING

  1. verb

    (idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others

    • To serve as a warning to others, he was sentenced to ten years.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (person; human (pictographic))RADICAL

A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.

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