chéng yī jǐng bǎi

Traditional: 懲一儆百

惩一儆百 (chéng yī jǐng bǎi) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom); fig. to make an example of sb”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to make an example of sb

Characters in 惩一儆百

惩chéng · to punish一yī · one儆jǐng · to warn百bǎi · hundred

Related words

一one一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely第一first一些some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er唯一only; sole

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