以儆效尤 |
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu |
(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others |
以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
以 |
yǐ |
old variant of 以 |
以 |
Yǐ |
abbr. for Israel 以色列 |
以 |
yǐ |
to use / by means of / according to / in order to / because of / at (a certain date or place) |
儆 |
jǐng |
to warn / to admonish |
效 |
xiào |
variant of 效 |
效 |
xiào |
to imitate (variant of 效) |
效 |
xiào |
variant of 效 |
效 |
xiào |
effect / efficacy / to imitate |
效尤 |
xiào yóu |
to follow a bad example |
尤 |
Yóu |
surname You |
尤 |
yóu |
outstanding / particularly, especially / a fault / to express discontentment against |