殺雞儆猴 — sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2 — Chinese Dictionary

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殺

雞

儆

猴

殺

雞

儆

猴

Definitions4 characters

sha¹ ji¹ jing³ hou²

lit. to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)/fig. to punish an individual as an example to others

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

殺

雞

儆

猴

As word

1

sha¹

lit. to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)/fig. to punish an individual as an example to others

2

ji¹

lit. to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)/fig. to punish an individual as an example to others

3

jing³

lit. to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)/fig. to punish an individual as an example to others

4

hou²

lit. to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)/fig. to punish an individual as an example to others