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| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
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杀
|
to kill / to murder / to fight / to weaken or reduce / to smart (dialect) / to counteract / (used after a verb) extremely | |
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鸡
|
fowl / chicken / (slang) prostitute | |
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给
|
to / for / for the benefit of / to give / to allow / to do sth (for sb) / (grammatical equivalent of 被) / (grammatical equivalent of 把) / (sentence intensifier) | |
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猴
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monkey | |
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看
|
to see / to look at / to read / to watch / to visit / to call on / to consider / to regard as / to look after / to treat (an illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after verb) to give it a try / Watch out! (for a danger) |
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