shā​jī​jǐng​hóu

to punish someone as a warning to others

  1. to kill
    to kill, slay, or murder; to slaughter animals
  2. chicken
    chicken; fowl; bird of the Galliformes order typically raised for its meat or eggs
  3. to warn
    (bound form) to warn or admonish; to punish as a warning to others, as seen in the phrase 杀一儆百 shā​yī​jǐng​bǎi
  4. monkey
    monkey; generic term for any long-tailed primate smaller than an ape