殺一儆百

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Chinese

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to kill; to murder; to slaughter
one; single; a
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
warn; admonish hundred
trad. (殺一儆百)
simp. (杀一儆百)
alternative forms 殺一警百杀一警百
Literally: “kill one, warn hundred”.

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Idiom

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殺一儆百

  1. to warn by example

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