惩前毖后
Word
lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- Traditional
- 懲前毖後
chéng qián bì hòu
cheng2qian2bi4hou4Meaning
- lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again CC-CEDICT