Meaning of 杀鸡吓猴
杀鸡吓猴 means to punish one person as a warning to others; to make an example of someone. Pronounced shā jī xià hóu.
- to punish one person as a warning to others; to make an example of someone
Definitions & Examples
Lǎo老
bǎn板
yán严
lì厉
pī批
píng评
tā他
，
bù不
guò过
shì是
shā杀
jī鸡
xià吓
hóu猴
，
jǐng警
gào告
qí其
tā他
yuán员
gōng工
bà罢
le了
。
The boss criticized him harshly, but it was merely killing the chicken to frighten the monkey—a warning to the other employees.
Zhè这
cì次
chǔ处
fèn分
míng明
xiǎn显
shì是
shā杀
jī鸡
xià吓
hóu猴
，
xiǎng想
ràng让
dà大
jiā家
zhī知
dào道
wéi违
guī规
de的
hòu后
guǒ果
。
This punishment is clearly meant to kill the chicken to frighten the monkey, letting everyone know the consequences of breaking the rules.
Guǎn管
lǐ理
zhě者
cháng常
yòng用
zhè这
zhǒng种
shā杀
jī鸡
xià吓
hóu猴
de的
fāng方
fǎ法
lái来
wéi维
chí持
jì纪
lǜ律
。
Managers often use this method of killing the chicken to frighten the monkey to maintain discipline.
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