shā​jī​hài​hóu

to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys

杀鸡骇猴 殺雞駭猴 shā​jī​hài​hóu
to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys
To punish an individual as an example to others; to kill one to warn a hundred.

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