jiè​yán​lìng

martial law

  • created sense approved 戒严令/戒嚴令 · jiè​yán​lìng · martial law — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    戒严令 / 戒嚴令

    jiè​yán​lìng

    martial law

    a proclamation or order of martial law issued by a government in a specific region or across the country

    戒严 (literal) → 戒严/戒嚴 · jiè​yán · martial law 令 (literal) → 令 · lìng · to order

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 戒严令/戒嚴令 · jiè​yán​lìng · strict self-restraint — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    戒严令 / 戒嚴令

    jiè​yán​lìng

    strict self-restraint

    (metaphorical) a self-imposed warning or strict restraint on one's own thoughts and behavior

    戒 (literal) → 戒 · jiè · to warn 严令 (literal) → 严令/嚴令 · yán​lìng · strict order

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense