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杀鸡给猴看

shājīgěihóukàn

Traditional: 殺雞給猴看

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

Character Breakdown

杀
shā
to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
HSK 5
鸡
jī
chicken
HSK 2
给
gěi
to give, to lend; for, by
HSK 2
猴
hóu
monkey, ape; like a monkey
HSK 5
看
kàn
to look, to see; to examine, to scrutinize
HSK 1

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