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殺雞儆猴 (杀鸡儆猴)

shā jī jǐng hóu

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

殺
=
杀
+
殳
雞
=
奚
+
隹
儆
=
亻
+
敬
猴
=
犭
+
侯

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