以一警百
yǐ​yī​jǐng​bǎi

to punish one to warn a hundred

  • created sense approved 以一警百 · yǐ​yī​jǐng​bǎi · to punish one to warn a hundred — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以一警百

    yǐ​yī​jǐng​bǎi

    to punish one to warn a hundred

    To punish a single person as a warning to many others.

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · by means of 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 警 (literal) → 警 · jǐng · to warn 百 (literal) → 百 · bǎi · numerous

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