以儆效尤 (yǐ jǐng xiào yóu) | Meaning: (idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning 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. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others · pour encourager les autres杀一儆百shā yī jǐng bǎi

to warn · to admonish警告jǐng gào

(idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others