杀一砺百 — “To punish one individual severely as a warning to others”
杀一砺百 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to punish one individual severely as a warning to others”. To make an example of someone to deter similar misconduct. Literally, “kill one to sharpen a hundred”.
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杀一砺百 Pronunciation and Pinyin
杀一砺百 Character Breakdown
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为了确保新员工们遵守规定，主管决定对一位严重违纪者进行公开处罚，希望能起到杀一砺百的效果。
To ensure new employees follow the rules, the supervisor decided to publicly discipline a serious rule-breaker, hoping to achieve the effect of punishing one to warn many.
Idioms Related to 杀一砺百
More idioms starting with 杀
- shā杀yī一jǐng儆bǎi百punish one to warn many
- shā杀rén人bù不yòng用dāo刀destroy reputation without violence
- shā杀rén人bù不zhǎ眨yǎn眼ruthless and merciless killer
- shā杀rén人bù不jiàn见xuè血harm insidiously without trace
- shā杀rén人cháng偿mìng命，，qiàn欠zhài债huán还qián钱Life for a life, debt for a debt
- shā杀rén人jié劫cái财kill people and rob property
- shā杀rén人rú如jiè芥slaughter people like weeds
- shā杀rén人rú如cǎo草slaughter people like grass
- shā杀rén人rú如hāo蒿slaughter people on a massive scale
- shā杀rén人rú如yì蓺slaughter people in great numbers
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What does 杀一砺百 mean?
杀一砺百 (shā yī lì bǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to punish one individual severely as a warning to others”.
How do you pronounce 杀一砺百?
杀一砺百 is pronounced shā yī lì bǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杀一砺百 literally mean?
Literally, 杀一砺百 means “kill one to sharpen a hundred”. It is used to mean “to punish one individual severely as a warning to others”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杀一砺百?
犹言杀一儆百。处死一个人，借以警戒许多人。