[小惩大诫 / 小懲大誡, xiǎo chéng dà jièㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ] lit. to punish a little to prevent a lot (成语 saw); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent large scale repetition#479315
[いましめる, imashimeru] (v1, vt) (1) to admonish; to warn; to remonstrate; (2) to prohibit; to forbid; (3) (arch) to be cautious; (4) (arch) to punish; (P)