杀鸡儆猴
Traditional: 殺雞儆猴Dictionary entry
(lit.) to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
What does 杀鸡儆猴 mean?
杀鸡儆猴 (shā jī jǐng hóu) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(lit.) to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
2(fig.) to punish an individual as an example to others
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杀鸡儆猴
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