僧帽猴
sēng mào hóu
Pinyin
Definition
僧帽猴
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- capuchin monkey
- genus Cebidae
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
不看僧面看佛面
- 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
- 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
僧多粥少
- 1 lit. many monks and not much gruel (idiom)
- 2 fig. not enough to go around
- 3 demand exceeds supply
杀鸡儆猴
- 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
- 2 fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
- 3 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡吓猴
- 1 lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
- 2 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡警猴
- 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
- 2 pour encourager les autres