惩一警百

chéng yī jǐng bǎi · cheng yi jing bai

Traditional 懲一警百

Meaning

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  1. lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
  2. fig. to make an example of sb
  3. also written 懲一儆百 / 惩一儆百 (chéng yī jǐng bǎi)
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