Word information
Simplified小惩大诫
Traditional小懲大誡
Pinyinxiǎo chéng dà jiè
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Chinese word dictionary
小惩大诫
xiǎo chéng dà jiè · lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
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