| 释义 |
Examples:lit. killing the chicken warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others—kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example—lit. killing the chicken scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others—lit. kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others—inner transcendence (perfection through one's own inner moral cultivation, as in Confucianism, for example)—Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words.—lit. kill one warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others—rule by setting virtuous example (Confucian ideal)—Follow the example of a virtuous and wise teacher.—guide sb. back to the right path by repeated word and example—wallow in the mire with sb. (idiom); to follow the bad example of others—subordinates follow the example of their superiors [idiom.]— |