懲一儆百
Chinese
punish; discipline one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)warn; admonish hundred trad. (懲一儆百) 懲 一 儆 百 simp. (惩一儆百) 惩 一 儆 百 Literally: “to punish one to warn a hundred”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
懲一儆百
- to make an example of somebody
Synonyms
- 懲一警百/惩一警百
- 懲一戒百/惩一戒百
- 殺一儆百/杀一儆百 (shāyījǐngbǎi)