杀鸡儆猴

Traditional (Taiwan): 殺雞儆猴

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shājījǐnghóu ㄕㄚㄐㄧㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄡˊ

- to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
  lit.
- to punish an individual as an example to others
  fig.

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