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明刑弼教 — “To educate and guide people by clearly stipulating laws and penalties”

明刑弼教 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to educate and guide people by clearly stipulating laws and penalties”. Fostering an understanding and respect for the law that leads to compliance and social order. Literally, “clarify punishment to aid education”.

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明刑弼教 Pronunciation and Pinyin

明刑弼教 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
明
míng8bright, clear, understand
刑
xíng6punishment for a crime
弼
bì12assist and guide
教
jiào11teach, instruct, cause, religion

Example Sentence with 明刑弼教

为了维护公园的整洁和秩序,管理部门采取明刑弼教的策略,明确了乱丢垃圾和破坏植被的惩罚细则,希望以此引导游客自觉遵守规定。
To maintain the park's cleanliness and order, the management department adopted a strategy of clearly stating laws to assist education, specifying detailed penalties for littering and damaging vegetation, hoping to guide visitors to voluntarily abide by the rules.

Idioms Related to 明刑弼教

More idioms starting with 明

  • míng明zhēng争àn暗dòu斗open contention and covert struggle
  • míng明yú于zhì治luàn乱understand principles of order and disorder
  • míng明rén人bù不zuò作àn暗shì事An upright person acts openly
  • míng明rén人bù不zuò做àn暗shì事An honest person acts openly
  • míng明rén人bù不shuō说àn暗huà话A frank person speaks directly
  • míng明xiū修àn暗dù度openly feign, secretly act
  • míng明xiū修zhàn栈dào道,,àn暗dù度chén陈cāng仓feint in one direction, advance in another
  • míng明xiū修zhàn栈dào道,,àn暗dù渡chén陈cāng仓feign one thing, do another
  • míng明guāng光shuò烁liàng亮Dazzlingly bright and sparkling
  • míng明guāng光zhēng铮liàng亮Dazzlingly bright and gleaming
  • míng明guāng光zèng锃liàng亮dazzlingly bright and polished
  • míng明gōng公zhèng正yì义Open, fair, and just

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Questions about 明刑弼教

What does 明刑弼教 mean?

明刑弼教 (míng xíng bì jiào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to educate and guide people by clearly stipulating laws and penalties”.

How do you pronounce 明刑弼教?

明刑弼教 is pronounced míng xíng bì jiào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 明刑弼教 literally mean?

Literally, 明刑弼教 means “clarify punishment to aid education”. It is used to mean “to educate and guide people by clearly stipulating laws and penalties”.

What is the Chinese definition of 明刑弼教?

弼:辅助。用刑法晓喻人民,使人们都知法、畏法而守法,以达到教化所不能收到的效果。

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