小惩大诫 (小懲大誡) xiǎo chéng dà jiè
xiǎo chéng dà jiè
set phrase
to punish a little to prevent a lot
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '小懲大誡')
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- 卷97 島夷桓玄 海夷馮跋 島夷劉裕 Volume 97: Huan Xuan of the Daoyi People, Feng Ba of the Haiyi, Liu Yu of the Daoyi Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 1
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