反面教師

Japanese

Kanji in this term
反	面	教	師
はん Grade: 3	めん Grade: 3	きょう Grade: 2	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

反(はん)面(めん)教(きょう)師(し) • (hanmen kyōshi) 

1. a cautionary tale, an example of what not to do
2. a person who serves as a living example of what to avoid