汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 杀鸡吓猴
shā jī xià hóu
杀鸡吓猴 (殺雞嚇猴)
lit. killing the chicken to scare 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
惩戒 惩前毖后 杀一儆百
见"杀鸡骇猴"。
杀 (殺) shā 鸡 (雞) jī 吓 (嚇) xià 猴 hóu
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

莫妮卡从工作中得不到颐指气使的感觉；于是雇佣乔伊，以便解雇他来杀鸡吓猴。但乔伊喜欢收小费，所以莫妮卡的计划难以顺利实施。

Monica gets no respect at work; she hires Joey in order to fire him, so everyone will know who's boss; but Joey likes the tips, so he has a hard time going along with the plan.

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