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 「以儆效尤」, explained below.
We’re presenting the idiom 「以儆效尤」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
鄆: to make people alert and not make mistakes; 效: to imitate; 尤: mistake. Refers to dealing with a bad person or a bad thing to warn those who learn to do bad things.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yi5 ging2 haau6 yau4
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
