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Here’s the idiom 「信賞必罰」, with its definition and practical application described below.

Faith: truthfulness and no deception. Those who have made contributions will be rewarded, and those who have committed crimes will be punished. Describes strict rewards and punishments.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xìn shǎng bì fá

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

seun3 seung2 bit1 fat6

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