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引以為戒 (jan5 ji5 wai4 gaai3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

引以為戒 (jan5 ji5 wai4 gaai3, yǐn yǐ wéi jiè) — It refers to the lessons of past mistakes being used as an alert, to avoid repetition; take warning

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 引 (jan5) — to seduce or tempt
• 引狼入屋拉雞仔 (jan5 long4 jap6 uk1 laai1 gai1 zai2) — to befriend bad; evil people, and end up getting harmed; scammed
• 引致 (jan5 zi3) — verb; to cause or lead to
• 引見 (jan5 gin3) — to introduce, especially for the government officials to bring in guests; diplo…
• 引誘 (jan5 jau5) — to attract
• 引軍 (jan5 gwan1) — to lead the army

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