杀彘教子 — Chinese idiom
杀彘教子
shā zhì jiào zǐ
Traditional: 殺彘教子
Meaning
- to kill a pig as a lesson to the children ; parents must teach by example
Character by character
- 杀shāto kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
- 彘zhìswine
- 教jiàoschool, education
- 子zǐson, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
Idioms sharing a character
- 借刀杀人 jiè dāo shā rén
- 卸磨杀驴 xiè mò shā lǘ
- 问客杀鸡 wèn kè shā jī
- 格杀勿论 gé shā wù lùn
- 杀一儆百 shā yī jǐng bǎi
- 杀人如麻 shā rén rú má
- 杀人放火 shā rén fàng huǒ
- 杀人灭口 shā rén miè kǒu
- 杀人越货 shā rén yuè huò
- 杀猪宰羊 shā zhū zǎi yáng
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