惩前毖后

Traditional: 懲前毖後

chéng qián bì hòu

Dictionary entry

lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again

What does 惩前毖后 mean?

惩前毖后 (chéng qián bì hòu) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again

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惩chéngto punish · to reprimand 前qiánfront · forward 毖bìcareful · to prevent 后Hòusurname Hou

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惩前毖后

chéng qián bì hòu

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