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殺雞儆猴
杀
殺
sha̅
鸡
雞
ji̅
儆
儆
jǐng
猴
猴
hóu
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
sha̅
=
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
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鸡
雞
ji̅
=
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
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儆
jǐng
=
ji
+
(e)ng3
to warn / to admonish
Add a new mnemonic for 儆 = 亻 + 敬
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猴
hóu
=
h
+
ou2
monkey / CL:隻|只[zhi1]
Add a new mnemonic for 猴 = 侯 + 犭
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Words with 殺雞儆猴
殺雞儆猴 is not used as a component in another word.
Sentences with 殺雞儆猴
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