小惩大诫
Traditional form:
小懲大誡
Pinyin (reading):
xiǎochéngdàjiè
Definitions:
- lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
Characters:
- 小 - small, tiny, insignificant
- 惩 - to discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn
- 大 - big, great, vast, high, deep
- 诫 - to warn, to admonish; warning
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