去一恶,长十善 去一惡,長十善 去一惡,長十善

remove one evil, ten good deeds grow

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Getting rid of one wicked person teaches many others and encourages good behaviour. Used to justify punishing wrongdoers.
Simplified
去一恶,长十善
Traditional (Taiwan)
去一惡,長十善
Pinyin
qù yí è,zhǎng shí shàn
Bopomofo
ㄑㄩˋ ㄧˊ ㄜˋ,ㄓㄤˇ ㄕˊ ㄕㄢˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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