杀鸡给猴看

Traditional: 殺雞給猴看

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Dictionary entry

lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others

What does 杀鸡给猴看 mean?

杀鸡给猴看 (shā jī gěi hóu kàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others

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杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack · to weaken; to reduce 鸡jīfowl · chicken 给gěito · for 猴hóumonkey · CL:隻|只[zhi1]看kānto look after · to take care of

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杀鸡给猴看

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