懲一儆百 — cheng2 yi1 jing3 bai3 — Chinese Dictionary

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懲

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儆

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懲

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儆

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Definitions4 characters

cheng² yi¹ jing³ bai³

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

懲

一

儆

百

As word

1

cheng²

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

2

yi¹

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

3

jing³

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

4

bai³

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