shā​jī​hài​hóu

to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys

Senses

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.

References

variant 杀鸡骇猴/殺雞駭猴 杀鸡儆猴/殺雞儆猴
variant 杀鸡骇猴/殺雞駭猴 杀鸡吓猴/殺雞嚇猴
synonym 杀鸡骇猴/殺雞駭猴 杀一儆百/殺一儆百
variant 杀鸡吓猴/殺雞嚇猴 杀鸡骇猴/殺雞駭猴