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punish someone as a warning to others; make an example of someone

shā jī xià hóu

杀 鸡 吓 猴

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derogpunish someone as a warning to others; make an example of someone
- tā zhǔn bèi shā jī xià hóu gěi tā diǎn yán sè kàn kàn
  她准备杀鸡吓猴，给他点颜色看看。
  She's going to scare the monkey, give him some color to see see.
synonym
shā jī jǐng hóu杀鸡儆猴 shā jī hài hóu杀鸡骇猴

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