xiǎo chéng dà jiè

Traditional: 小懲大誡

小惩大诫 (xiǎo chéng dà jiè) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition

Characters in 小惩大诫

小xiǎo · small惩chéng · to punish大dà · big; large; great诫jiè · commandment

Related words

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