小惩大诫

xiǎochéngdàjiè

lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition

Traditional 小懲大誡

Meaning

xiǎochéngdàjièxiao3 cheng2 da4 jie4
  1. lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition

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