引以为戒

Traditional: 引以為戒

yǐn yǐ wéi jiè

Dictionary entry

to take sth as a warning (idiom)

What does 引以为戒 mean?

引以为戒 (yǐn yǐ wéi jiè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to take sth as a warning (idiom)

2to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly

Character breakdown

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引yǐnto draw (e.g. a bow) · to pull 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 戒jièto guard against · to exhort

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引以为戒

yǐn yǐ wéi jiè

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