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杀鸡吓猴
shā​jī​xià​hóu

to punish someone as a warning to others

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 杀 殺 shā verb
    to kill
    to kill, slay, or murder; to slaughter animals
  2. 鸡 雞 jī noun
    chicken
    chicken; fowl; bird of the Galliformes order typically raised for its meat or eggs
  3. 吓 嚇 xià verb
    to frighten
    to frighten; to scare; to be frightened
  4. 猴 hóu noun
    monkey
    monkey; generic term for any long-tailed primate smaller than an ape