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Meaning of 杀鸡吓猴

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杀 shā 鸡 jī 吓 xià 猴 hóu (Trad.: 殺雞嚇猴)
lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
Example Sentences
1
mò nī kǎ
莫妮卡
cóng
从
gōng zuò
工作
zhōng
中
dé bú dào
得不到
yí zhǐ qì shǐ
颐指气使
de
的
gǎn jué
感觉
；
yú shì
于是
gù yōng
雇佣
qiáo yī
乔伊
，
yǐ biàn
以便
jiě gù
解雇
tā
他
lái
来
shā jī xià hóu
杀鸡吓猴
。
dàn
但
qiáo yī
乔伊
xǐ huan
喜欢
shōu
收
xiǎo fèi
小费
，
suǒ yǐ
所以
mò nī kǎ
莫妮卡
de
的
jì huà
计划
nán yǐ
难以
shùn lì
顺利
shí shī
实施
。
Monica gets no respect at work; she hires Joey in order to fire him, so everyone will know who's boss; but Joey likes the tips, so he has a hard time going along with the plan.
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