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punish one to caution the others; make an example of someone

Word usage

yǐ yī jǐng bǎi

以 一 儆 百

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slpunish one to caution the others; make an example of someone
synonym
shā yī jǐng bǎi杀一儆百 yǐ yī jǐng bǎi以一警百 chéng yī jǐng bǎi惩一警百

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"以一儆百" cannot be written as "以一警百".

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