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以儆效尤

yǐjǐngxiàoyóu
idiom #44,140

Meanings

  1. 1 (to punish someone) as a warning to others tempted to do the same
  2. 2 to make an example of

Examples

公司开除了那名员工，以儆效尤。
Gōngsī kāichú le nà míng yuángōng, yǐjǐngxiàoyóu.
The company fired that employee to make an example of him.
对违法者严加处罚，以儆效尤。
Duì wéifǎzhě yánjiā chǔfá, yǐjǐngxiàoyóu.
Lawbreakers should be severely punished as a warning to others.

Tips

history
Echoes《左传·庄公二十一年》: 郑伯效尤，其亦将有咎 — 'Lord of Zheng imitated wrongdoing; he too will face consequences.' 效尤 = imitate wrongdoing; 儆 = to warn.
mistakes
Don't write 以警效尤 — the correct character is 儆 (to warn, admonish), not the more common 警.

Stroke Order

以 yǐ
儆 jǐng
效 xiào
尤 yóu