杀鸡给猴看
Traditional form:
殺雞給猴看
Pinyin (reading):
shājīgěihóukàn
Definitions:
- lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
Characters:
- 杀 - to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
- 鸡 - chicken
- 给 - to give, to lend; for, by
- 猴 - monkey, ape; like a monkey
- 看 - to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize
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