Traduction :
to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice; you get what's coming to you
Référence :
劝:勉励;惩:责罚。惩罚坏人,奖励好人。
Origine :
《左传·成公四十年》:“《春秋》之称,微而显,志而晦,婉而成章,尽而不污,惩恶而劝善,非圣人谁能修之。”
Exemple :
其于~之意,片言只字之奇,或可取焉。(明·赵弼《效颦集后序》)
Annotation :
劝善惩恶1
1. quànshànchéngè :
[EN] to encourage virtue and punish evil (idiom); fig. poetic justice; you get what's coming to you