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小懲大誡 (siu2 cing4 daai6 gaai3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

小懲大誡 (siu2 cing4 daai6 gaai3, xiǎo chéng dà jiè) — lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 小五金 (siu2 ng5 gam1) — metal fittings
• 小人蛇 (siu2 jan4 se4) — young or child illegal immigrants
• 小偷 (siu2 tau1) — pickpocket
• 小兒科 (siu2 ji4 fo1) — (slang) easy job
• 小別勝新婚 (siu2 bit6 sing3 san1 fan1) — absence makes the heart grow fonder
• 小別 (siu2 bit6) — verb; to depart or separate for a short while

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