惩一警百

懲一警百惩一警百
[chéng yī jǐng bǎi]
lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
⇒ 惩一儆百
fig. to make an example of sb
⇒ 惩一儆百杀鸡给猴看
also written 懲一儆百|惩一儆百[chéng yī jǐng bǎi]

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惩一警百
chéng yī jǐng bǎi
惩罚少数人以警戒多数人。 {punish a few to warn many others;}‘警’ {jǐng}
也作 also: 儆 {jǐng}。也说 also: 惩一戒百 {chéng yī jiè bǎi}。