杀鸡儆猴 in English sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to punish an individual as an example to others
  • pour encourager les autres

Simplified Characters

杀 鸡 儆 猴

Traditional Characters

殺 雞 儆 猴

Pinyin

sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

杀sha1to kill 鸡ji1fowl 儆jing3to warn 猴hou2monkey