殺雞駭猴

Chinese

to kill; to murder; to slaughter fowl; chicken astonish; startle monkey
trad. (殺雞駭猴/殺鷄駭猴) /
simp. (杀鸡骇猴)
Literally: “to kill the chicken to startle the monkey”.

Pronunciation


Idiom

殺雞駭猴

  1. to punish an individual as an example to others

Synonyms

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