杀鸡儆猴 (殺雞儆猴)
shā jī jǐng hóu
Pinyin

Definition

杀鸡儆猴 (殺雞儆猴)
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shā jī jǐng hóu
  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

Related Words (20)

hóu zi
  1. 1 monkey
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
mí hóu táo
  1. 1 kiwi fruit
  2. 2 Chinese gooseberry
hóu
  1. 1 monkey
  2. 2 classifier: 只 zhī
hóu ér
  1. 1 little devil
hóu nián
  1. 1 Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)

Idioms (7)

以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
  1. 1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
  2. 2 as a warning to others
惩一儆百
chéng yī jǐng bǎi
  1. 1 lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make an example of sb
杀一儆百
shā yī jǐng bǎi
  1. 1 lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
  3. 3 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡吓猴
shā jī xià hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres