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lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again

惩前毖后
chéng qián bì hòu
ch+éng·2nd toneq+ián·2nd toneb+ì·4th toneh+òu·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition小惩大诫xiǎo chéng dà jièto discipline · reprimand惩戒chéng jièto punish severely (idiom)严惩不贷yán chéng bù dàilit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others · pour encourager les autres杀一儆百shā yī jǐng bǎi
Antonyms
lit. to follow in the tracks of an overturned cart (idiom) · fig. to follow a path that led to failure in the past · to repeat a disastrous mistake重蹈覆辙chóng dǎo fù zhé
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