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杀彘教子

shā zhì jiào zǐ

4-character word Traditional 殺彘教子

What 杀彘教子 means

1. to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example

The characters in 杀彘教子

• 杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart
• 彘zhìswine
• 教jiāoto teach; to instruct
• 子zinoun suffix, as in 椅子

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