Reward and punishment

Reward and punishment

Reward and punishment, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh à NGG à of á Xi à, which means to reward those who have made contributions and punish those who have committed crimes. It comes from the book of Shang Jun, forbidden envoys.

Idiom explanation

Reward the meritorious and punish the guilty. The same as "crime of reward and punishment".

The origin of Idioms

"Shang Jun Shu · ban Shi" says: "the husband rewards the high and punishes the low, but there is no need to know, and his way is the same as no way." Gao Heng's note: "the subject's meritorious service is high, and his guilt is low, so it's equal to the punishment for meritorious service."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, object, or attribute.