小惩大诫
Word
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
xiǎo chéng dà jiè
xiao3cheng2da4jie4Meaning
- lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition CC-CEDICT