punish one as a warning to a hundred

punish one as a warning to a hundred

Punishing one person to warn others.

Idiom explanation

[explanation] police: alert, also do "watch".

Idioms and allusions

[source]: it comes from the biography of Yin Weng GUI in the book of Han Dynasty: "Weng GUI's insight into the East China Sea He also has something to take, with a hundred policemen, officials and people are obedient, fear of reform. "

Discrimination of words

For example: Your Majesty wants to eliminate evils and prevent adultery, punish one policeman and one hundred policemen, and all ministers use it to mend the gap and collect complaints about the market power. History of the Ming Dynasty: biography of Huang Daozhou [pinyin code]: cyjb [synonym]: punish one to warn one hundred, punish one to warn others [usage]: as predicate and attribute; meaning to set an example to others