Lingaku- lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
- fig. to make an example of sb
- also written 懲一儆百|惩一儆百[cheng2 yi1 jing3 bai3]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to make an example of sb
This idiom is used to indicate that by punishing one person, it serves as a warning to others to deter them from committing the same offense.
wèi le为了ràng让qí tā其他rén人jǐng tì警惕，lǎo bǎn老板jué dìng决定chéng yī jǐng bǎi惩一警百，jiě gù解雇le了nà ge那个jīng cháng经常chí dào迟到de的yuán gōng员工。
In order to make others alert, the boss decided to make an example of one and fired the employee who often arrived late.
Generated collocations (experimental)
chéng yī jǐng bǎi惩一警百to make an example of someonechéng fá惩罚yī一gě个to punish oneyǐ以jǐng儆tā rén他人to warn otherschéng fá惩罚cuò shī措施punitive measuresjǐng shì警示zuò yòng作用warning effectchéng jiè惩戒jī zhì机制disciplinary mechanismgōng zhèng公正chéng fá惩罚just punishmentyán lì严厉chéng fá惩罚severe punishmentyǐ shēn zuò zé以身作则to lead by examplezhì dù制度chéng jiè惩戒institutional punishmentgè bié个别chéng fá惩罚individual punishmentchéng fá惩罚yì shí意识awareness of punishment