殺雞嚇猴

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See also: 杀鸡吓猴

Chinese

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to kill; to murder; to slaughter fowl; chicken
to frighten; to scare; to intimidate
to frighten; to scare; to intimidate; to threaten
 
monkey
trad. (殺雞嚇猴/殺鷄嚇猴) /
simp. (杀鸡吓猴)
Literally: “to kill the chicken to scare the monkey”.

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Idiom

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殺雞嚇猴

  1. to punish an individual as an example to others

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