杀鸡儆猴 shājījǐnghóu make an example Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 杀鸡儆猴 (殺雞儆猴) shājījǐnghóu make an example verb To punish an individual as a warning to others; to use a specific punishment as a deterrent to the group. Frequency Written text 0.158 per million Cross-References Referenced by 杀鸡吓猴 shājīxiàhóu杀鸡骇猴 shājīhàihóu Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
杀鸡儆猴 (殺雞儆猴) shājījǐnghóu make an example verb To punish an individual as a warning to others; to use a specific punishment as a deterrent to the group. Frequency Written text 0.158 per million Cross-References Referenced by 杀鸡吓猴 shājīxiàhóu杀鸡骇猴 shājīhàihóu Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)