杀彘教子 in English sha1 zhi4 jiao4 zi3 Meaning

Meanings

• to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiomatic expression); parents must teach by example

Pinyin

sha1 zhi4 jiao4 zi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

杀sha1to kill 彘zhi4swine 教jiao4surname Jiao 子zi5son