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殺雞給猴看

saat3 gai1 kap1 hau4 hon3

sha1 ji1 gei3 hou2 kan4

"kill a chicken in front of a monkey" -- make an example out of someone (by punishing them) to frighten others

Level: 3

殺雞給猴看

殺 saat3 sha1 sa4 xue1 shi4 {shai4} - kill
雞 gai1 ji1 - chicken
給 kap1 gei3 {ji3} - give; provide; provisions; supply
猴 hau4 hou2 - monkey
看 hon3 hon1 kan4 {kan1} - look; read

This word was added by bybell on 28th Jul 2006 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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