儆 (ging2) — warn; admonish; caution; guard against in Cantonese
gingˊ²儆Mandarin Pinyin: jing3
Meaning of 儆
nounwarn; admonish; caution; guard against
Example Sentences with 儆
ngoˏ₅我houˊ²好gingˊ²儆sikˉ¹惜keoi5.佢。
I cherish him/her very much.
jiu˗₃要gingˊ²儆sikˉ¹惜siˎ₄時gaan3.間。
We must cherish time.
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好gingˊ²儆sikˉ¹惜niˉ¹呢ginˍ₆件saam1.衫。
He/She cherishes this shirt a lot.
jiu˗₃要gingˊ²儆sikˉ¹惜ngaanˏ₅眼cin4.前。
Cherish the present moment.
ngoˏ₅我houˊ²好gingˊ²儆sikˉ¹惜niˉ¹呢fanˍ₆份jauˏ₅友ji6.誼。
I cherish this friendship dearly.
Words Containing 儆
殺一儆百saat3 jat1 ging2 baak3
punish one as an example to others
懲一儆百cing4 jat1 ging2 baak3
to punish one to warn a hundred; make an example of someone
儆惜ging2 sik1
Respect and treasure
儆醒ging2 sing2
alert; awake
殺雞儆猴saat3 gai1 ging2 hau4
kill the chicken to scare the monkey - punish someone as a warning to others
儆惡懲奸ging2 ok3 cing4 gaan1
warn people to refrain from doing evil and punish the wicked
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