Chinese–English
杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu · sha ji jing hou
Traditional 殺雞儆猴
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
- fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
- pour encourager les autres
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