惩一警百

惩一警百
chéngyījǐngbǎi

lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
Variant of 惩一儆百

MEANING

  1. 壹动verb

    lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)(inherited)

    • ，。

      Punish one to warn a hundred, to deter others from following suit.

  2. 貳动verb

    fig. to make an example of sb(inherited)

    • 。

      We must punish one to warn a hundred.

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