以儆效尤

Chinese

		to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	warn; admonish	to mimic the wrongdoing of others; to follow and do the wrong thing; to follow a bad example
trad. (以儆效尤)		以	儆	效尤
simp. ^#(以儆效尤)		以	儆	效尤

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐjǐngxiàoyóu

(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ ging² haau⁶ jau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐjǐngxiàoyóu [Phonetic: yíjǐngxiàoyóu]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐjǐngsiàoyóu
  - Wade–Giles: i³-ching³-hsiao⁴-yu²
  - Yale: yǐ-jǐng-syàu-yóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiijiingshiawyou
  - Palladius: ицзинсяою (iczinsjaoju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁵ ging² haau⁶ jau⁴
  - Yale: yíh gíng haauh yàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ ging² haau⁶ jau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ ging² hao⁶ yeo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ kɪŋ³⁵ haːu̯²² jɐu̯²¹/

Idiom

以儆效尤

(to make a public demonstration of punishing a wrongdoer) in order to deter innocents who might mimic the example of the wrongdoer

See also

殺雞嚇猴／杀鸡吓猴 (shājīxiàhóu)
殺雞儆猴／杀鸡儆猴 (shājījǐnghóu)
殺一儆百／杀一儆百 (shāyījǐngbǎi)

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