Lǎobǎn kāichú le nàge yuángōng, míngxiǎn shì shājī-jǐnghóu.
The boss fired that employee, clearly to make an example of him.
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Based on the folk image of a monkey trainer killing a chicken in front of a disobedient monkey to scare it into obedience. Used in Chinese politics and management to describe deliberate public punishment.
