杀一儆百殺一儆百

shā yī jǐng bǎi

Meaning

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

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杀shāto kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt乂木一yīone; a, an; alone 儆jǐngto warn; warning亻敬百bǎione hundred; numerous, many一白