殺一儆百

See also: 杀一儆百

Chinese

		to kill; to murder; to slaughter	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	warn; admonish	hundred
trad. (殺一儆百)		殺	一	儆	百
simp. (杀一儆百)		杀	一	儆	百
alt. forms		殺一警百／杀一警百
Literally: “kill one, warn hundred”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shāyījǐngbǎi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄧㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄞˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ jat¹ ging² baak³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shāyījǐngbǎi [Phonetic: shāyījíngbǎi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄧㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄞˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shayi1jiingbae
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ jat¹ ging² baak³
  - Yale: saat yāt gíng baak
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ jat⁷ ging² baak⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: sad³ yed¹ ging² bag³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːt̚³ jɐt̚⁵ kɪŋ³⁵ pɑːk̚³/

Idiom

殺一儆百

to warn by example

Synonyms

殺雞儆猴／杀鸡儆猴 (shājījǐnghóu)
殺雞駭猴／杀鸡骇猴
殺雞嚇猴／杀鸡吓猴 (shājīxiàhóu)

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