| 釋義 |
懲一儆百殺一儆百；以一警百；懲一警百chéng yī jǐng bǎiexecute sb as a warning to the rest;make an example of an offender; make an example of sb to warn others ; punish one as a warning to others ; punish one to warn (/awe) a hundred
? 卑職意見，就殺掉這三個(gè)為首的，～，…… (李六如 《六十年的變遷》 Ⅰ—250) In our opinion,we should execute only the three leaders as a warning to the rest of them.
? 把總近來很不將舉人老爺放在眼里了，拍案打凳的說道： “～！ ……” (《魯迅選集》上—84) Recently the captain had come to treat the successful provincial candidate quite disdainfully. So,banging his fist on the table,he said,"Punish one to awe one hundred! 懲一儆百punishing one to warn a hundred;making an example of somebody
懲一儆百punishing one to warn a hundred 懲一儆百儆（警）chénɡ yī jǐnɡ bǎi懲罰一個(gè)人，可以警戒更多的人。punish one to warn a hundred, make an example of sb. |