杀 ㄕㄚ shā 鸡 ㄐㄧ jī 儆 ㄐㄧㄥ ˇ jǐng 猴 ㄏㄡ ˊ hóu 殺 ㄕㄚ shā 雞 ㄐㄧ jī 儆 ㄐㄧㄥ ˇ jǐng 猴 ㄏㄡ ˊ hóu lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others pour encourager les autres