引为鉴戒
yǐn​wéi​jiàn​jiè

to take as a warning

  • created sense approved 引为鉴戒/引為鑒戒 · yǐn​wéi​jiàn​jiè · to take as a warning — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    引为鉴戒 / 引為鑒戒

    yǐn​wéi​jiàn​jiè

    to take as a warning

    to use past lessons or someone else's mistakes as a warning for oneself; to take warning from something

    引 (literal) → 引 · yǐn · to cite 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 鉴戒 (literal) → 鉴戒/鑒戒 · jiàn​jiè · object lesson

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