To punish one person as a warning to others; to make an example of someone to deter others.
经理决定公开批评那名违反公司规定的员工，杀鸡儆猴，希望所有同事都能引以为戒。
The manager decided to publicly criticize the employee who violated company rules, killing the chicken to warn the monkey, hoping all colleagues would learn from it.
Era:
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 at the rooster, which terrified it. The trainer seized the opportunity, took out a knife, and killed the rooster.
The monkey sitting nearby was also frightened. From then on, whenever the trainer said anything or beat gongs and drums, the monkey would unequivocally follow the trainer's commands.
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