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小懲大誡

xiǎochéngdàjiè

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

Simplified 小惩大诫

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

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