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殺雞儆猴 (saat3 gai1 ging2 hau4) — kill the chicken to scare the monkey - punish someone as a warning to others in Cantonese

saat˗₃殺gaiˉ¹雞gingˊ²儆hauˎ₄猴
简 杀鸡儆猴
Mandarin Pinyin: sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2

Meaning of 殺雞儆猴

nounkill the chicken to scare the monkey - punish someone as a warning to others

Characters in 殺雞儆猴

殺saat3
abate; weaken; spoil
雞gai1
a prostitute or a woman in a sexual capacity
儆ging2
warn; admonish; caution; guard against
猴hau4
the monkey; ape

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