杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
Pinyin

Definition

杀鸡儆猴
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shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
  2. fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
  3. pour encourager les autres

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

猴子
hóu zi
  1. 1 monkey
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
猕猴桃
mí hóu táo
  1. 1 kiwi fruit
  2. 2 Chinese gooseberry
猴
hóu
  1. 1 monkey
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
猴儿
hóu ér
  1. 1 little devil
猴年
hóu nián
  1. 1 Year of the Monkey (e.g. 2004)
猴王
Hóu wáng
  1. 1 Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, character with supernatural powers in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì]
猕猴
mí hóu
  1. 1 macaque
耍猴
shuǎ hóu
  1. 1 to get a monkey to perform tricks
  2. 2 to put on a monkey show
  3. 3 to make fun of sb
  4. 4 to tease
以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
  1. 1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
  2. 2 as a warning to others
卷尾猴
juǎn wěi hóu
  1. 1 white-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus)
杀一儆百
shā yī jǐng bǎi
  1. 1 lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
  3. 3 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡给猴看
shā jī gěi hóu kàn
  1. 1 lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
熊猴
xióng hóu
  1. 1 Assamese macaque
狐猴
hú hóu
  1. 1 lemur
猴急
hóu jí
  1. 1 impatient
  2. 2 to be in a rush (to do sth)
  3. 3 anxious
  4. 4 fretful
  5. 5 agitated
猴戏
hóu xì
  1. 1 monkey show
猴拳
hóu quán
  1. 1 Hou Quan - "Monkey Fist" - Martial Art
猴头菇
hóu tóu gū
  1. 1 Hericium erinaceus
猴面包
hóu miàn bāo
  1. 1 see 猴麵包樹|猴面包树[hóu miàn bāo shù]

Idioms (7)

以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
  1. 1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
  2. 2 as a warning to others
惩一儆百
chéng yī jǐng bǎi
  1. 1 lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make an example of sb
杀一儆百
shā yī jǐng bǎi
  1. 1 lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
  3. 3 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡吓猴
shā jī xià hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡警猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
沐猴而冠
mù hóu ér guàn
  1. 1 lit. a monkey wearing a hat (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. worthless person in imposing attire

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