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Usage of the character 儆

jǐng
[儆]
  • to warn
  • to admonish
jǐngjiè
儆戒
[儆戒]
  • to warn
  • to admonish
shāyījǐngbǎi
杀一儆百
[殺一儆百]
  • lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  • pour encourager les autres
yǐjǐngxiàoyóu
以儆效尤
[以儆效尤]
  • (idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
shājījǐnghóu
杀鸡儆猴
[殺雞儆猴]
  • lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
  • fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
  • pour encourager les autres
chéngyījǐngbǎi
惩一儆百
[懲一儆百]
  • lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)
  • fig. to make an example of sb