梟首示眾

See also: 枭首示众

Chinese

		to decapitate someone, then place their head atop a wooden pole in a prominent place as a warning for others to not commit a similar offense	to publicly expose; to put before the public
trad. (梟首示眾)		梟首	示眾
simp. (枭首示众)		枭首	示众

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiāoshǒu shìzhòng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hiu¹ sau² si⁶ zung³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāoshǒu shìzhòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄕㄡˇ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaushoou shyhjonq
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hiu¹ sau² si⁶ zung³
  - Yale: hīu sáu sih jung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hiu¹ sau² si⁶ dzung³
  - Guangdong Romanization: hiu¹ seo² xi⁶ zung³
  - IPA ^(key): /hiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ siː²² t͡sʊŋ³³/

Idiom

梟首示眾

to behead somebody and display the head in public; to cut of a person's head and hang it up as a warning to all

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