杀鸡吓猴

shā jī xià hóu

see 殺雞儆猴|杀鸡儆猴[sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2]

杀

shā

to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack

鸡

jī

variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]

吓

xià

to frighten

猴

hóu

monkey