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, commit a copy-cat crime
simp. and trad. (以儆效尤)		以	儆	效尤

Idiom

以儆效尤

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

Synonyms

• 殺雞儆猴／杀鸡儆猴 (shājījǐnghóu)