以儆效尤
Chinese edit
to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) |
warn; admonish | to mimic the wrongdoing of others; to follow and do the wrong thing; to follow a bad example | ||
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trad. (以儆效尤) | 以 | 儆 | 效尤 | |
simp. #(以儆效尤) | 以 | 儆 | 效尤 |
Pronunciation edit
Idiom edit
以儆效尤
- (to make a public demonstration of punishing a wrongdoer) in order to deter innocents who might mimic the example of the wrongdoer