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杀鸡骇猴

shā jī hài hóudictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 殺雞儆猴|杀鸡儆猴[shā jī jǐng hóu]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

殺雞駭猴 杀鸡骇猴 [sha1 ji1 hai4 hou2] /see 殺雞儆猴|杀鸡儆猴[sha1 ji1 jing3 hou2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 殺雞駭猴

  • 杀
    shā

    to kill / to slay / to murder / to attack / to weaken / to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely

  • 鸡
    jī

    fowl / chicken / CL:隻|只[zhī] / (slang) prostitute

  • 骇
    hài

    to astonish / to startle / to hack (computing, loanword)

  • 猴
    hóu

    monkey / CL:隻|只[zhī]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.