「殺一儆百」
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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
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