shā jī jǐng hóu
Traditional: 殺雞儆猴
杀鸡儆猴 (shā jī jǐng hóu) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); fig. to punish an individual as an example to others”.
Meanings
- 1lit. to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
- 2fig. to punish an individual as an example to others