勒戒

Chinese

		strangle; rein in	swear off; warn against
simp. and trad. (勒戒)		勒	戒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lèjiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lak⁶ gaai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lèjiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lèjiè
    • Wade–Giles: lê⁴-chieh⁴
    • Yale: lè-jyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lehjieh
    • Palladius: лэцзе (lɛcze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lak⁶ gaai³
    • Yale: lahk gaai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lak⁹ gaai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: leg⁶ gai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐk̚² kaːi̯³³/

Verb

勒戒

1. to force someone to quit (a bad practice, such as taking drugs)