以儆效尤

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	warn; admonish	to mimic the wrongdoing of others; to follow and do a wrong thing
simp. and trad. (以儆效尤)		以	儆	效尤

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐjǐngxiàoyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ ging² haau⁶ jau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐjǐngxiàoyóu [Phonetic: yíjǐngxiàoyóu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyijiingshiawyou
  - IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁵ ging² haau⁶ jau⁴
  - Yale: yíh gíng haauh yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ ging² haau⁶ jau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ ging² hao⁶ yeo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ kɪŋ³⁵ hɑːu̯²² jɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

以儆效尤

to make a public demonstration of punishing a wrongdoer in order to deter innocents who might mimic the example of the wrongdoer

Synonyms

殺雞儆猴／杀鸡儆猴 (shājījǐnghóu)

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