Pinyin Dictionary results for "sha ji"

杀机
desire to commit murder; great danger
沙棘
sea-buckthorn
杀鸡儆猴
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
杀鸡取卵
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom); fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
杀鸡吓猴
lit. killing the chicken to scare the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
杀鸡宰鹅
kill the chickens and butcher the geese (idiom)
杀鸡焉用牛刀
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut; aquila non capit muscam
杀鸡给猴看
lit. to kill a chicken in front of a monkey; fig. to make an example of sb (by punishment) to frighten others
杀鸡警猴
lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others; pour encourager les autres
沙棘属
genus Hippophae; sea-buckthorns
砂积矿床
placer (alluvial deposit containing valuable metals)
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