惩前毖后 (chéng qián bì hòu) | Meaning: lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition小惩大诫xiǎo chéng dà jiè

to discipline · reprimand惩戒chéng jiè

to punish severely (idiom)严惩不贷yán chéng bù dài

lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others · pour encourager les autres杀一儆百shā yī jǐng bǎi

lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again