punish one to caution a hundred

centesimate

The synonym yijingbai generally means to make an example of others. Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ y ī J ǐ NGB ǎ I, meaning to punish one person to warn others. From Xiao Fuxing's racket with dark blue sponge.

The origin of Idioms

Xiao Fuxing's racket pasted with dark blue sponge: "the instructor of the company is a retired soldier. He wanted to make an example and criticize her well."

Idiom story

During the Western Han Dynasty, Tian Yannian, the governor of Hedong, visited Huo Guang's hometown Pingyang and found that Yin wenggui, a market official, was a rare talent. So he asked the emperor to appoint him as the governor of Donghai. Donghai is a place where bandits run rampant. Yin wenggui decided to set an example by executing Xu Zhongsun, a powerful bandit. As a result, Donghai became stable

Idiom usage

To act as an attributive or an object

Analysis of Idioms

Make an example of