shā yī jǐng bǎi

Traditional: 殺一儆百

杀一儆百 (shā yī jǐng bǎi) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2pour encourager les autres

Characters in 杀一儆百

杀shā · to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack一yī · one儆jǐng · to warn百bǎi · hundred

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