懲前毖後
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Chinese[edit]
punish; discipline | front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward |
careful; prevent | back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later | ||
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trad. (懲前毖後) | 懲 | 前 | 毖 | 後 | |
simp. (惩前毖后) | 惩 | 前 | 毖 | 后 | |
Literally: “to punish those before to prevent those after”. |
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Idiom[edit]
懲前毖後