小惩大诫

小懲大誡

xiǎo chéng dà jiè

Meanings

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xiǎo chéng dà jiè

1.lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition

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Stroke order

Components

小㇚八

惩征心

大人㇐

诫讠戒

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