懲前毖後，治病救人

Chinese

to punish those before to prevent those after; to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again to treat an illness to rescue someone; to save one's life
trad. (懲前毖後，治病救人) 懲前毖後 ， 治病 救人
simp. (惩前毖后，治病救人) 惩前毖后 ， 治病 救人

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): chéngqiánbìhòu, zhìbìngjiùrén, chěngqiánbìhòu, zhìbìngjiùrén
    (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ , ㄓˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ, ㄔㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ , ㄓˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngqiánbìhòu, zhìbìngjiùrén
      • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ , ㄓˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngciánbìhòu, jhìhbìngjiòurén
      • Wade–Giles: chʻêng2-chʻien2-pi4-hou4, chih4-ping4-chiu4-jên2
      • Yale: chéng-chyán-bì-hòu-, jr̀-bìng-jyòu-rén
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngchyanbihhow, jyhbinqjiowren
      • Palladius: чэнцяньбихоу, чжибинцзюжэнь (čɛncjanʹbixou, čžibinczjužɛnʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ piŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
    • (Standard Chinese, variant)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: chěngqiánbìhòu, zhìbìngjiùrén
      • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ , ㄓˋ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: chěngciánbìhòu, jhìhbìngjiòurén
      • Wade–Giles: chʻêng3-chʻien2-pi4-hou4, chih4-ping4-chiu4-jên2
      • Yale: chěng-chyán-bì-hòu-, jr̀-bìng-jyòu-rén
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cheengchyanbihhow, jyhbinqjiowren
      • Palladius: чэнцяньбихоу, чжибинцзюжэнь (čɛncjanʹbixou, čžibinczjužɛnʹ)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ piŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

Noun

懲前毖後，治病救人

  1. (Maoism) "learn from past mistakes to avoid future ones and cure the sickness to save the patient"
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