杀鸡给猴看

Traditional (Taiwan): 殺雞給猴看

shājīgěihóukàn ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄍㄟˇ ㄏㄡˊ ㄎㄢˋ

    • lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others

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