殺雞嚇猴

See also: 杀鸡吓猴

Chinese

		to kill; to murder; to slaughter	fowl; chicken	to frighten; to scare; to intimidate to frighten; to scare; to intimidate; to threaten	monkey
trad. (殺雞嚇猴)		殺	雞	嚇	猴
simp. (杀鸡吓猴)		杀	鸡	吓	猴
Literally: “kill chicken, scare monkey”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shājīxiàhóu

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄐㄧㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ gai¹ haak³ hau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shājīxiàhóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄐㄧㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shajishiahhour
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯a̠⁵¹ xoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ gai¹ haak³ hau⁴
  - Yale: saat gāi haak hàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ gai¹ haak⁸ hau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sad³ gei¹ hag³ heo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /saːt̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ haːk̚³ hɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

殺雞嚇猴

to punish an individual as an example to others

Synonyms

殺雞儆猴／杀鸡儆猴 (shājījǐnghóu)
殺雞駭猴／杀鸡骇猴
殺一儆百／杀一儆百 (shāyījǐngbǎi)

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