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殺雞給猴看
saat3 gai1 kap1 hau4 hon3 |
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"kill a chicken in front of a monkey" -- make an example out of someone (by punishing them) to frighten others Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:殺 saat3 - kill, butcher; fight; abate; terribly雞 gai1 - chicken 給 kap1 - give; make sb suffer; supply; ample 猴 hau4 - monkey 看 hon3 hon1 - see; read; watch; judge; guard; regard as |
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