chéng​yī​jiè​bǎi

punish one to warn many

Senses

惩一戒百/ 懲一戒百 chéng​yī​jiè​bǎi (also chéng​yī​jiè​bó) punish one to warn many

To punish a single person as a way of warning or alerting many others.

References

same_as 惩一戒百/懲一戒百 惩一警百/懲一警百
same_as 惩一戒百/懲一戒百 惩一儆百/懲一儆百
variant 惩一儆百/懲一儆百 惩一戒百/懲一戒百
variant 惩一警百/懲一警百 惩一戒百/懲一戒百