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殺雞儆猴

杀
殺
鸡
雞
儆
儆
猴
猴
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) / fig. to punish an individual as an example to others / pour encourager les autres

Characters and words in 殺雞儆猴

杀
殺
shā = sh + a1
to kill / to murder / to attack / to weaken or reduce / to smart (dialect) / (used after a verb) extremely
Add a new mnemonic for 杀 = 乂 + 朩
Add a new mnemonic for 殺 = 杀 + 殳
鸡
雞
jī = ji + Ø1
fowl / chicken / CL:隻|只[zhi1] / (slang) prostitute
Add a new mnemonic for 鸡 = 又 + 鸟
Add a new mnemonic for 雞 = 奚 + 隹
儆
jǐng = ji + (e)ng3
to warn / to admonish
Add a new mnemonic for 儆 = 亻 + 敬
猴
hóu = h + ou2
monkey / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
Add a new mnemonic for 猴 = 侯 + 犭
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