儆戒
jǐng jiè
Pinyin

Definition

儆戒
 - 
jǐng jiè
  1. to warn
  2. to admonish

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

戒指
jiè zhi
  1. 1 (finger) ring
戒烟
jiè yān
  1. 1 to give up smoking
戒酒
jiè jiǔ
  1. 1 to give up drinking
  2. 2 to abstain from drinking
钻戒
zuàn jiè
  1. 1 diamond ring
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
八戒
bā jiè
  1. 1 the eight precepts (Buddhism)
戒
jiè
  1. 1 to guard against
  2. 2 to exhort
  3. 3 to admonish or warn
  4. 4 to give up or stop doing sth
  5. 5 Buddhist monastic discipline
  6. 6 ring (for a finger)
戒备
jiè bèi
  1. 1 to take precautions
  2. 2 to guard against (emergency)
破戒
pò jiè
  1. 1 to violate a religious precept
  2. 2 to smoke or drink after giving up
猪八戒
Zhū Bā jiè
  1. 1 Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake
  2. 2 Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation
以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
  1. 1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
  2. 2 as a warning to others
力戒
lì jiè
  1. 1 to try everything to avoid
  2. 2 to guard against
劝戒
quàn jiè
  1. 1 variant of 勸誡|劝诫[quàn jiè]
十戒
shí jiè
  1. 1 the ten commandments (religion)
受戒
shòu jiè
  1. 1 to take oaths as a monk (Buddhism)
  2. 2 to take orders
告戒
gào jiè
  1. 1 variant of 告誡|告诫[gào jiè]
惩戒
chéng jiè
  1. 1 to discipline
  2. 2 reprimand
戒备森严
jiè bèi sēn yán
  1. 1 heavily-guarded
戒刀
jiè dāo
  1. 1 Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)
戒严
jiè yán
  1. 1 to impose martial law
  2. 2 to impose emergency measures
戒子
jiè zi
  1. 1 (finger) ring

Idioms (8)

以儆效尤
yǐ jǐng xiào yóu
  1. 1 in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom)
  2. 2 as a warning to others
以示警戒
yǐ shì jǐng jiè
  1. 1 to serve as a warning (idiom)
惩一儆百
chéng yī jǐng bǎi
  1. 1 lit. punish one, warn one hundred (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make an example of sb
戒奢崇俭
jiè shē chóng jiǎn
  1. 1 to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)
戒骄戒躁
jiè jiāo jiè zào
  1. 1 to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
杀一儆百
shā yī jǐng bǎi
  1. 1 lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
  2. 2 pour encourager les autres
杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
  1. 1 lit. killing the chicken to warn the monkey (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to punish an individual as an example to others
  3. 3 pour encourager les autres
言者无罪，闻者足戒
yán zhě wú zuì , wén zhě zú jiè
  1. 1 don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously

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