小惩大诫 xiao3 cheng2 da4 jie4

lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition

Traditional: 小懲大誡

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xiao3

cheng2

da4

jie4

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