We are committed to providing free Chinese study materials. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, rich in meaning and widely applicable. Today’s idiom is 「以一警百」, with its explanation below.
Discover the idiom 「以一警百」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
Punish one person as a warning to others.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐ yī jǐng bǎi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi5 yat1 ging2 baak3
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