汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 殺雞嚇猴
殺雞嚇猴 (杀鸡吓猴)
lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
Kill the chicken and show it to the monkey / The metaphor is to punish one person to warn others
懲戒 懲前毖後 殺一儆百
见"杀鸡骇猴"。
杀 (殺) shā 鸡 (雞) jī 吓 (嚇) xià 猴 hóu
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