以儆效尤

in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom) / as a warning to others

(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others

old variant of 以[yi3]

old variant of 以[yi3]

abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]

to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place)

to warn / to admonish

variant of 傚|效[xiao4]

variant of 效[xiao4] / to imitate

variant of 效[xiao4]

effect / efficacy / to imitate

to imitate (variant of 效[xiao4])

to follow a bad example

outstanding / particularly, especially / a fault / to express discontentment against