殺雞給猴看
See also: 杀鸡给猴看
Chinese
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|- ! !to kill; to murder; to slaughter !fowl; chicken
!
to supply; provide; to; for; for the benefit of; to give; to allow; to do sth (for sb); (passive particle)
!monkey
!
to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think
|- !trad. (殺雞給猴看) | 殺 | 雞 | 給 | 猴 | 看 |- !simp. (杀鸡给猴看) | 杀 | 鸡 | 给 | 猴 | 看 |}
Etymology
Literally: kill a chicken in front of a monkey
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄍㄟˇ ㄏㄡˊ ㄎㄢˋ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sha ji geei hour kann
- IPA (key): /ʂa̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ keɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ kʰa̠n⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: saat3 gai1 kap1 hau4 hon3
- Yale: saat gāi kāp hàuh hon
- Cantonese Pinyin: saat8 gai1 kap7 hau4 hon3
- Guangdong Romanization: sad3 gei1 keb1 heo4 hon3
- IPA (key): /sɑːt̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ hɐu̯²¹ hɔːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
殺雞給猴看
- to make an example out of someone to frighten others
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