We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「賞罰分明」, explained below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「賞罰分明」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
Reward where reward is due, and punish where punishment is due. Describes handling things strictly and fairly.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shǎng fá fèn míng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
seung2 fat6 fan1 ming4
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
