汉英词典
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MEANING OF 杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
杀鸡儆猴 (殺雞儆猴)
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres
Kill the chicken and show it to the monkey / The metaphor is to punish one person to warn others
杀鸡给猴子看。比喻用惩罚一个人的办法来警告别的人。
杀 (殺) shā 鸡 (雞) jī 儆 jǐng 猴 hóu
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