Learn more about 杀鸡儆猴
| Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|
| lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others/pour encourager les autres |
| Simplified Chinese | Pinyin | English Definition for Chinese Text |
|---|---|---|
|
杀
|
to kill / to murder / to fight / to weaken or reduce / to smart (dialect) / to counteract / (used after a verb) extremely | |
|
鸡
|
fowl / chicken / (slang) prostitute | |
|
儆
|
to warn/to admonish | |
|
猴
|
monkey |
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