惩一儆百

惩
懲
一
一
儆
儆
百
百
lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom) / fig. to make an example of sb
惩
懲
一
一
儆
儆
百
百
lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom) / fig. to make an example of sb

Characters and words in 惩一儆百

惩
懲
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
to punish / to reprimand / to warn
惩 = 征 + 心 : Charlie Chaplin (ch) went on an expedition (征) to find his heart (心) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2), but during his expedition he dug up the whole ground and ruined everything, so he will be punished (惩) very severely.
一
yi̅ = y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
Maud Younger (y) forgot her keys to the space station (Ø1), all she brought outside was her flute (一). She has no choice but to crash the door with the giant flute.
儆
jǐng = ji + (e)ng3
to warn / to admonish
百
bǎi = b + ai3
surname Bai
百 = 一 + 白 : Beelzebub enjoys preparing to allure a few mortals. Sitting on the throne in the airplane, he's waving a flute as a magic wand and enchanting one hundred white flags to look like one hundred one hundred 元 bills.
百
bǎi = b + ai3
hundred / numerous / all kinds of
百 = 一 + 白 : Beelzebub enjoys preparing to allure a few mortals. Sitting on the throne in the airplane, he's waving a flute as a magic wand and enchanting one hundred white flags to look like one hundred one hundred 元 bills.

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