Entry
小懲大誡
Source
CEDict 100318
Characters
小 懲 大 誡
Miscellaneous
Traditional
小懲大誡
Simplified
小惩大诫
Pinyin
xiao3 cheng2 da4 jie4
English
lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
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