advise the vicious

advise the vicious

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì NSH à NCH é ng è, which means to use kindness to punish evil. It comes from the system of pingzhangshi, the servant under the gate of Chuwu Yuanheng.

The origin of Idioms

In Bai Juyi's Chuwu Yuanheng's servant system of pingzhangshi, it is said that "if you disobey and save the loss, you should not worry about regret; if you do good and punish evil, you should not suspect yourself by personal criticism."

Analysis of Idioms

Good work punishes evil

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or object; used in administration, etc