created reference approved 杀鸡骇猴/殺雞駭猴 → 杀鸡儆猴/殺雞儆猴 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
杀鸡骇猴 / 殺雞駭猴 shājīhàihóu
杀鸡儆猴 / 殺雞儆猴 shājījǐnghóu
variant
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created reference approved 杀鸡骇猴/殺雞駭猴 → 杀鸡吓猴/殺雞嚇猴 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
杀鸡骇猴 / 殺雞駭猴 shājīhàihóu
杀鸡吓猴 / 殺雞嚇猴 shājīxiàhóu
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 杀鸡骇猴/殺雞駭猴 → 杀一儆百/殺一儆百 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
杀鸡骇猴 / 殺雞駭猴 shājīhàihóu
杀一儆百 / 殺一儆百 shāyījǐngbǎi
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created sense approved 杀鸡骇猴/殺雞駭猴 · shājīhàihóu · to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
杀鸡骇猴 / 殺雞駭猴
shājīhàihóu
to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys
To punish an individual as an example to others; to kill one to warn a hundred.
杀 (literal) → 杀/殺 · shā · to kill 鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken 骇 (literal) → 骇/駭 · hài · to shock; to disturb 猴 (literal) → 猴 · hóu · monkey
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