杀一利百 — “To punish one person as a warning to many”
杀一利百 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to punish one person as a warning to many”. To make an example of one to deter a hundred. Literally, “Kill one, benefit a hundred”.
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杀一利百 Pronunciation and Pinyin
杀一利百 Character Breakdown
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为了维护比赛的公平性，裁判决定对一名作弊的选手严厉处罚，杀一利百，以儆效尤。
To uphold fairness in the competition, the referee decided to severely punish one cheating contestant, making an example of them to deter others from similar actions.
Idioms Related to 杀一利百
More idioms starting with 杀
- shā杀yī一jǐng儆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
- shā杀rén人rú如yì蓺slaughter people in great numbers
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What does 杀一利百 mean?
杀一利百 (shā yī lì bǎi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to punish one person as a warning to many”.
How do you pronounce 杀一利百?
杀一利百 is pronounced shā yī lì bǎi in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 杀一利百 literally mean?
Literally, 杀一利百 means “Kill one, benefit a hundred”. It is used to mean “to punish one person as a warning to many”.
What is the Chinese definition of 杀一利百?
处死一个人，借以警戒许多人。同“杀一砺百”。