殺雞給猴看

See also: 杀鸡给猴看

Chinese

		to kill; to murder; to slaughter	fowl; chicken	to supply; provide; to to supply; provide; to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (passive particle)	monkey	to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think
trad. (殺雞給猴看)		殺	雞	給	猴	看
simp. (杀鸡给猴看)		杀	鸡	给	猴	看

Etymology

Literally: kill a chicken in front of a monkey

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shā jī gěi hóu kàn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄐㄧㄍㄟˇ ㄏㄡˊ ㄎㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ gai¹ kap¹ hau⁴ hon³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shā jī gěi hóu kàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄐㄧㄍㄟˇ ㄏㄡˊ ㄎㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sha ji geei hour kann
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ keɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ kʰän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ gai¹ kap¹ hau⁴ hon³
  - Yale: saat gāi kāp hàuh hon
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ gai¹ kap⁷ hau⁴ hon³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sad³ gei¹ keb¹ heo⁴ hon³
  - IPA ^(key): /säːt̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ hɐu̯²¹ hɔːn³³/

Idiom

殺雞給猴看

to make an example out of someone to frighten others

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