杀鸡警猴

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

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

lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others

lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres

lit. punish one to warn one hundred (idiom); fig. to make an example of sb

(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others