杀一儆百 in English sha1 yi1 jing3 bai3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) kill one to warn a hundred (idiomatic expression); to punish an individual as an example to others
  • pour encourager les autres

Simplified Characters

杀 一 儆 百

Traditional Characters

殺 一 儆 百

Pinyin

sha1 yi1 jing3 bai3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

杀sha1to kill 一yi1one 儆jing3to warn 百bai3surname Bai