殺雞警猴

See also: 杀鸡警猴

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 殺雞警猴 – see 殺雞儆猴 (“Kill the chicken to warn the monkey; make a public demonstration of punishing a wrongdoer in order to deter innocents who might mimic the example of the wrongdoer.”). (This term, 殺雞警猴, is a variant form of 殺雞儆猴.)

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