杀鸡哧猴 — “To punish one as a warning to others”
杀鸡哧猴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to punish one as a warning to others”. To make an example of someone. Literally, “Kill a chicken to scare a monkey”.
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杀鸡哧猴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
杀鸡哧猴 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 杀鸡哧猴
经理决定对那个屡次犯错的员工进行处罚，希望能杀鸡哧猴，警示其他同事。
The manager decided to penalize the employee who repeatedly made mistakes, hoping to punish one as a warning to all, to caution other colleagues.
Idioms Related to 杀鸡哧猴
More idioms starting with 杀
- shā杀yī一jǐng儆bǎi百punish one to warn many
- shā杀yī一lì利bǎi百punish one to warn many
- shā杀yī一lì砺bǎi百punish one to warn many
- shā杀yī一jǐng警bǎi百punish one to warn many
- shā杀rén人bù不yòng用dāo刀destroy reputation without violence
- shā杀rén人bù不zhǎ眨yǎn眼ruthless and merciless killer
- shā杀rén人bù不jiàn见xuè血harm insidiously without trace
- shā杀rén人cháng偿mìng命，，qiàn欠zhài债huán还qián钱Life for a life, debt for a debt
- shā杀rén人jié劫cái财kill people and rob property
- shā杀rén人rú如jiè芥slaughter people like weeds
- shā杀rén人rú如cǎo草slaughter people like grass
- shā杀rén人rú如hāo蒿slaughter people on a massive scale
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Open the tool →Questions about 杀鸡哧猴
What does 杀鸡哧猴 mean?
杀鸡哧猴 (shā jī chī hóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to punish one as a warning to others”.
How do you pronounce 杀鸡哧猴?
杀鸡哧猴 is pronounced shā jī chī hóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杀鸡哧猴 literally mean?
Literally, 杀鸡哧猴 means “Kill a chicken to scare a monkey”. It is used to mean “to punish one as a warning to others”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杀鸡哧猴?
比喻惩罚一人以恐吓或警戒其他人。同“杀鸡骇猴”。