以儆效尤

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Chinese

to use; according to; so as to
to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)
 
warn; admonish to mimic the wrongdoing of others; to follow and do the wrong thing; to follow a bad example
trad. (以儆效尤) 效尤
simp. #(以儆效尤) 效尤

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Idiom

以儆效尤

  1. (to make a public demonstration of punishing a wrongdoer) in order to deter innocents who might mimic the example of the wrongdoer

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