枭首示众 in English xiao1 shou3 shi4 zhong4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to behead somebody and display the head in public

Simplified Characters

枭 首 示 众

Traditional Characters

梟 首 示 眾

Pinyin

xiao1 shou3 shi4 zhong4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

枭xiao1owl 首shou3head 示shi4to show 众zhong4abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhong4 yi4 yuan4], House of Representatives