殺雞儆猴

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See also: 杀鸡儆猴

Chinese

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to kill; to murder; to slaughter fowl; chicken warn; admonish monkey
trad. (殺雞儆猴/殺鷄儆猴) /
simp. (杀鸡儆猴)
alternative forms 殺雞警猴殺鷄警猴杀鸡警猴
殺雞驚猴殺鷄驚猴杀鸡惊猴
Literally: “to kill the chicken to warn the monkey”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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殺雞儆猴

  1. (figurative) to make a public demonstration of punishing a wrongdoer in order to deter innocents who might mimic the example of the wrongdoer

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Vietnamese: giết gà doạ khỉ (calque)

See also

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