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小惩大诫
xiǎo​chéng​dà​jiè

to learn from a small mistake

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

小惩大诫/ 小懲大誡 xiǎo​chéng​dà​jiè to learn from a small mistake

To punish minor faults in order to prevent serious crimes or repetition of a large-scale mistake.

References

variant 小惩大诫/小懲大誡 → 小惩大戒/小懲大戒
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