惩一儆百

Traditional form:

懲一儆百

Pinyin (reading):

chéngyījǐngbǎi

Definitions:

• lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom)
• fig. to make an example of sb

Characters:

• 惩 - to discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 儆 - to warn; warning
• 百 - one hundred; numerous, many

Traditional characters:

• 懲 - to discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 儆 - to warn; warning
• 百 - one hundred; numerous, many