小懲大誡 [－惩－诫]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    小小​嘅​懲​罰​可以​令人​唔​喺​未​來​犯下​更​大​嘅​錯​誤
    to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition
  2. 參看
    小懲大戒