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小懲大誡

lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition

Characters and words in 小懲大誡

xiǎo = xi + ao3
small / tiny / few / young
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chéng = ch + (e)ng2
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dài = d + ai4
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= d + a4
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
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jiè = ji + e4
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Words with 小懲大誡

小懲大誡 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 小懲大誡

小懲大誡 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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