To punish one individual severely as a warning to others; to make an example of someone to deter similar behavior from others.
为了让团队成员都重视截止日期，经理决定对第一次未能按时完成任务的员工进行严厉处理，这无疑是杀鸡吓猴，希望大家能引以为戒。
To ensure all team members take deadlines seriously, the manager decided to deal sternly with the employee who failed to complete a task on time for the first time. This was undoubtedly 'killing the chicken to scare the monkey,' hoping everyone would take it as a warning.
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Early Modern
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Story:
Once upon a time, a monkey trainer bought a disobedient monkey.
The trainer was very angry, so he went to the market and bought a rooster. He continuously beat gongs and drums around the rooster, which terrified it. The trainer then seized the opportunity to kill the rooster with a knife.
The monkey, sitting nearby, was also completely frightened. From then on, whenever the trainer spoke or beat gongs and drums, the monkey would follow his instructions without hesitation.
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