以儆效尤
yǐ​jǐng​xiào​yóu

to warn against following bad examples

  • created sense approved 以儆效尤 · yǐ​jǐng​xiào​yóu · to warn against following bad examples — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    以儆效尤

    yǐ​jǐng​xiào​yóu

    to warn against following bad examples

    (idiom) to punish someone for their wrongdoing as a way to warn others against following their example

    以 (literal) → 以 · yǐ · in order to 儆 (literal) → 儆 · jǐng · to warn 效尤 (literal) → 效尤 · xiào​yóu · to follow a bad example

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