杀鸡吓猴 in English sha1 ji1 xia4 hou2 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

杀 鸡 吓 猴

Traditional Characters

殺 雞 嚇 猴

Pinyin

sha1 ji1 xia4 hou2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

杀sha1to kill 鸡ji1fowl 吓xia4to scare 猴hou2monkey