殺一儆百

Simplified: 杀一儆百

shāyījǐngbǎi ㄕㄚ ㄧ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄞˇ

    • lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom) to punish an individual as an example to others
    • pour encourager les autres

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