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杀鸡给猴看

shā jī gěi hóu kàn

5-character word Traditional 殺雞給猴看

What 杀鸡给猴看 means

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

The characters in 杀鸡给猴看

• 杀shāto kill; to slay; to murder; to attack; to weaken; to reduce; (dialect) to smart
• 鸡jīfowl; chicken; (slang) prostitute
• 给gěito; for; for the benefit of
• 猴hóumonkey
• 看kànto see; to look at; to read; to watch

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