惩一儆百

Traditional: 懲一儆百

chéng yī jǐng bǎi

Dictionary entry

lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)

What does 惩一儆百 mean?

惩一儆百 (chéng yī jǐng bǎi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)

2fig. to make an example of sb

Character breakdown

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惩chéngto punish · to reprimand 一yīone · single 儆jǐngto warn · to admonish 百Bǎisurname Bai

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