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懲一儆百 (cing4 jat1 ging2 baak3) — to punish one to warn a hundred; make an example of someone in Cantonese

cingˎ₄懲jatˉ¹一gingˊ²儆baak˗₃百
简 惩一儆百
Mandarin Pinyin: cheng2 yi1 jing3 bai3

Meaning of 懲一儆百

nounto punish one to warn a hundred; make an example of someone

Characters in 懲一儆百

懲cing4
punish; penalize; chasten; discipline
一jat1
one; a; an; the
儆ging2
warn; admonish; caution; guard against
百baak3
hundred

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