杀鸡儆猴

See also: 殺雞儆猴

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 杀鸡儆猴 – see 殺雞儆猴 (“to kill the chicken to warn the monkey; to make a public demonstration of punishing a wrongdoer in order to deter innocents who might mimic the example of the wrongdoer”). (This term is the simplified form of 殺雞儆猴).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.