殺雞驚猴

殺雞驚猴

Chinese

		to kill; to murder; to slaughter	fowl; chicken	to startle; to be frightened; to be scared to startle; to be frightened; to be scared; alarm	monkey
trad. (殺雞驚猴)		殺	雞	驚	猴
simp. (杀鸡惊猴)		杀	鸡	惊	猴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shājījīnghóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ gai¹ ging¹ hau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shājījīnghóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄡˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shajijinghour
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: saat³ gai¹ ging¹ hau⁴
    • Yale: saat gāi gīng hàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ gai¹ ging¹ hau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sad³ gei¹ ging¹ heo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /säːt̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ kɪŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

殺雞驚猴

1. Alternative form of 殺雞儆猴／杀鸡儆猴 (shājījǐnghóu).