杀鸡警猴

sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2

lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others, pour encourager les autres

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杀鸡警猴

shā jī jǐng hóu

kill the chicken to frighten (teach) the monkey -- to punish one as a warning to others; warn by example

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殺雞警猴|杀鸡警猴 [shā jī jǐng hóu] ► lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others ► pour encourager les autres