殺一儆百 shā yī jǐng bǎi

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

殺 shā kill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip
一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
儆 jǐng warn; warning
百 bǎi
HSK 2
one hundred; numerous, many