懲前毖後 — cheng2 qian2 bi4 hou4 — Chinese Dictionary

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cheng² qian² bi⁴ hou⁴

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

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As word

1

cheng²

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

2

qian²

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

3

bi⁴

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

4

hou⁴

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