小惩大诫小懲大誡

xiǎo chéng dà jiè

Meaning

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

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小xiǎosmall, tiny, insignificant亅八惩chéngto discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn征心大dàbig, great, vast, high, deep一人诫jièto warn, to admonish; warning讠戒