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Open the tool →刑期无刑 (xíng qī wú xíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the ultimate goal of penal law is to educate people to observe the law, thereby achieving a state where no punishments are needed; punishment serves to end all punishments”.
刑期无刑 is pronounced xíng qī wú xíng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 刑期无刑 means “Punishment aims for no punishment”. It is used to mean “the ultimate goal of penal law is to educate people to observe the law, thereby achieving a state where no punishments are needed; punishment serves to end all punishments”.
刑罚在于教育人恪守法律,从而达到不用开的目的。