以儆效尤
以儆效尤
warn others against following a bad example
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, literary
to mimic the wrongdoing of others; to follow and do the wrong thing; to follow a bad example (syn.) 師法, 宪法, 宪章, 觀象, 取法, 範圍, 師匠, 視, 观象, 范围, 宗法, 仿行, 遵法, 仿效, 步武, 师匠, 视, 憲章, 模仿, 憲法, 效仿, 法象, 仿照, 效法, 师法
競相效尤
竞相效尤
jìng xiāng xiào yóu to try to outdo each other in following a bad example
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
以儆效尤
以儆效尤
warn others against following a bad example
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
效尤
效尤
xiào yóu
to follow bad examples (literally, "to imitate the blameworthy")
Mandarin
竞相效尤
競相效尤
jìng xiāng xiào yóu
to try to outdo each other in following a bad example