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杀鸡儆猴

shā jī jǐng hóu

Definitions

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

Child Words of 杀鸡儆猴

儆
jǐng
鸡
jī
猴
hóu
杀
shā