Kill the chicken to frighten the monkey

Similar sayings:

Kill a chicken before a monkey Kill a chicken before a monkey
The pen can kill a man; no knife is needed The pen can kill a man; no knife is needed
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
Kill one to warn a hundred Kill one to warn a hundred
Waiting for a rabbit to hit upon a tree and be killed in order to catch it Waiting for a rabbit to hit upon a tree and be killed in order to catch it

Chinese sayings and proverbs