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勸善懲惡 (hyun3 sin6 cing4 ok3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

勸善懲惡 (hyun3 sin6 cing4 ok3, quàn shàn chéng è) — to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice; you get what's coming to you

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 勸交 (hyun3 gaau1) — to mediate
• 勸諭 (hyun3 jyu6) — to persuade or advice with reasons
• 勸 (hyun3) — to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe; to re…
• 勸勉 (hyun3 min5) — to advise; to encourage
• 勸動 (hyun3 dung6) — to incite
• 勸化 (hyun3 faa3) — to exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life (Buddhism); to beg for alms

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