杀一儆百 (shā yī jǐng bǎi) | Meaning: lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

(lit.) to kill the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom) · (fig.) to punish an individual as an example to others杀鸡儆猴shā jī jǐng hóu

lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again惩前毖后chéng qián bì hòu

to discipline · reprimand惩戒chéng jiè

punish one as a warning to others以一警百yǐ yī jǐng bǎi

(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others以儆效尤yǐ jǐng xiào yóu

to punish severely (idiom)严惩不贷yán chéng bù dài

lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others · pour encourager les autres