殺彘教子 shā zhì jiào zǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example

CHARACTERS

殺 shā kill, slaughter, murder; hurt; to pare off, reduce, clip
彘 zhì swine
教 jiào
HSK 2
teach, class
子 zǐ
HSK 1
offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch