「殺一儆百」

Entry #1
Pronunciation: saat3 jat1 ging2 baak3
Individual
Character Meaning:
殺 kill; to murder, to kill; to overwhelm; to dominate; to accept an offer
一 one; as soon as; once
儆
百 hundred; hundreds digit; hundreds place
Part of Speech: verb
Explanation:
to kill or punish someone as a warning to others; literally: to kill one to warn one hundred
(Cant.) 經ging1理lei5炒caau2咗zo2一jat1個go3成seng4日jat6遲ci4到dou3嘅ge3職zik1員jyun4,殺saat3一jat1儆ging2百baak3,希hei1望mong6其kei4他taa1職zik1員jyun4準zeon2時si4返faan1工gung1。
(Eng.) Our manager fired an employee who always shows up late at work as a warning to the others.
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