punish one to caution a hundred(yǐ yī jǐng bǎi)
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The synonym yijingbai generally means to make an example of others. Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ y ī J ǐ NGB ǎ I, meaning to punish one person to warn others. From Xiao Fuxing's racket with dark blue sponge.
The origin of Idioms
Xiao Fuxing's racket pasted with dark blue sponge: "the instructor of the company is a retired soldier. He wanted to make an example and criticize her well."
Idiom story
During the Western Han Dynasty, Tian Yannian, the governor of Hedong, visited Huo Guang's hometown Pingyang and found that Yin wenggui, a market official, was a rare talent. So he asked the emperor to appoint him as the governor of Donghai. Donghai is a place where bandits run rampant. Yin wenggui decided to set an example by executing Xu Zhongsun, a powerful bandit. As a result, Donghai became stable
Idiom usage
To act as an attributive or an object
Analysis of Idioms
Make an example of
Chinese PinYin : yǐ yī jǐng bǎi
punish one to caution a hundred
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