cing4 jat1 ging2 baak3懲一警百惩一警百
Jyutpingcing4 jat1 ging2 baak3
Yalechìngh yāt gíng bak

Definition

lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom); also written 懲一儆百|惩一儆百[cheng2 yi1 jing3 bai3]

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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