- 惩恶扬善 chéng'èyángshàn to uphold virtue and condemn evilTo punish or suppress evil deeds while promoting and praising good ones.
- 劝善惩恶 quànshànchéng'è encourage virtue and punish evil; poetic justiceEncourage people to be good and punish those who do wrong; to promote justice and morality.
- 惩恶劝善 chéng'èquànshàn to punish evil and encourage goodto punish the wicked in order to encourage others to be virtuous; to uphold virtue and condemn evil
- 惩恶奖善 chéng'èjiǎngshàn punish evil and reward goodTo punish those who do evil and reward those who are good; to uphold justice by penalizing wrongdoers and recognizing the virtuous.