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to discipline · reprimand

惩戒
chéng jiè
ch+éng·2nd tonej+iè·4th tone
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lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again惩前毖后chéng qián bì hòulit. 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 bǎipunish one as a warning to others以一警百yǐ yī jǐng bǎilit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom) · fig. to make an example of sb惩一儆百chéng yī jǐng bǎi
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