Meaning of 以儆效尤
以儆效尤 means to punish someone as a warning to others; to make an example of a wrongdoer to deter potential imitators. Pronounced yǐ jǐng xiào yóu.
- to punish someone as a warning to others; to make an example of a wrongdoer to deter potential imitators
Definitions & Examples
Zhèng政
fǔ府
jué决
dìng定
gōng公
kāi开
yán严
chéng惩
zhè这
qǐ起
tān贪
fǔ腐
àn案
jiàn件
，
yǐ以
jǐng儆
xiào效
yóu尤
。
The government decided to publicly and severely punish this corruption case to serve as a warning to others.
Xué学
xiào校
duì对
zuò作
bì弊
xué学
shēng生
yǔ予
yǐ以
zhòng重
fá罚
，
mù目
dì的
zài是
yú以
yǐ儆
jǐng效
xiào尤
，
yóu防
fáng止
zhǐ类
lèi似
sì事
shì件
jiàn再
zài次
cì发
fā生
。
The school imposed heavy penalties on students who cheated, aiming to make an example of them and prevent similar incidents from happening again.
Fǎ法
guān官
biǎo表
shì示
，
zhòng重
pàn判
cǐ此
àn案
shì是
wèi为
le了
yǐ以
jǐng儆
xiào效
yóu尤
，
wéi维
hù护
shè社
huì会
gōng公
píng平
zhèng正
yì义
。
The judge stated that the heavy sentence in this case was intended to punish one as a warning to a hundred and uphold social fairness and justice.