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劝善惩恶

quànshànchéngè

Traditional: 勸善懲惡

to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice / you get what's coming to you

Character Breakdown

劝
quàn
to recommend, to advise; to urge, to exhort
HSK 5
善
shàn
good, virtuous, charitable, kind
HSK 5
惩
chéng
to discipline, to punish, to reprimand, to warn
HSK 6
恶
è
bad, evil, wicked; to hate, to loathe; foul, nauseating
HSK 5

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