Chinese–English

小惩大诫

xiǎo chéng dà jiè · xiao cheng da jie

Traditional 小懲大誡

Meaning

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  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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