殺saat3一jat1儆ging2百baak3

English

1. lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
2. to kill or punish someone as a warning to others; literally: to kill one to warn one hundred
3. pour encourager les autres

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 殺死或者嚴懲一個犯錯嘅人，作為對其他人嘅警戒，等其他人唔會重覆犯錯

Examples

• 經理炒咗一個成日遲到嘅職員，殺一儆百，希望其他職員準時返工。

  Our manager fired an employee who always shows up late at work as a warning to the others.