chéng
jǐng
bǎi

idiom

Meaning of 惩一戒百

惩一戒百 means to punish one person as a warning to others. Pronounced chéng yī jǐng bǎi.

  • to punish one person as a warning to others

Definitions & Examples

Gōng
jué
dìng
yán
chéng
ge
wéi
guī
de
yuán
gōng
 
dào
chéng
jǐng
bǎi
de
zuò
yòng
 

The company decided to severely punish the employee who violated the rules to serve as a warning to others.

dài
jiāng
jūn
yǒu
shí
huì
chéng
jǐng
bǎi
 
yán
jūn
 

Ancient generals sometimes punished one soldier as a warning to the whole army to enforce strict military discipline.

Zhè
gōng
kāi
chǔ
shì
wèi
le
chéng
jǐng
bǎi
 
fáng
zhǐ
lèi
shì
jiàn
zài
shēng
 

This public punishment is intended to serve as a deterrent to prevent similar incidents from happening again.