勸善懲惡 quàn shàn chéng è

promote good and punish evil; poetic justice

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
勸 quàn
to try to persuade; to advise; to urge
善 shàn HSK 5
good (virtuous); good at sth; benevolent
懲 chéng
to punish; to reprimand; to warn
惡 è
evil; vicious; fierce