Chinese–English

杀鸡吓猴

shā jī xià hóu · sha ji xia hou

Traditional 殺雞嚇猴

Meaning

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  1. lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. pour encourager les autres
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