杀鸡宰鹅

Traditional form:

殺雞宰鵝

Pinyin (reading):

shājīzǎi'é

Definitions:

• kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)

Characters:

• 杀 - to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
• 鸡 - chicken
• 宰 - to slaughter, to butcher; to govern, to rule
• 鹅 - goose

Traditional characters:

• 殺 - to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
• 雞 - chicken
• 宰 - to slaughter, to butcher; to govern, to rule
• 鵝 - goose