粵

以ji5儆ging2效haau6尤jau4

ji5 ging2 haau6 jau4yǐ jǐng xiào yóu

English

  1. (idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
  2. (to warn others with a public demonstration of punishing the wrongdoer severely) so that they dare not repeat the mistake

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 公開嚴懲做錯嘢嘅人，嚟到警惕其他人，令佢哋唔敢犯同樣錯誤

Sources: cc-cedict, words.hk

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