惩一儆百 in English cheng2 yi1 jing3 bai3 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) punish one, warn one hundred (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically to make an example of somebody

Pinyin

cheng2 yi1 jing3 bai3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

惩cheng2to punish 一yi1one 儆jing3to warn 百bai3surname Bai