杀鸡吓猴 (殺雞嚇猴)
shā jī xià hóu
Pinyin
Definition
杀鸡吓猴 (殺雞嚇猴)
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- lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
- pour encourager les autres
Character Decomposition
Idioms (4)
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
沐猴而冠
- 1 lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)
- 2 fig. worthless person in imposing attire