引以為鑒

Chinese

		to lead; to divert (water); to guide	to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	example; mirror; to view example; mirror; to view; reflection; to reflect; to inspect; to warn; (ancient bronze mirror)
trad. (引以為鑒/引以為鑑)		引	以	為	鑒/鑑
simp. (引以为鉴)		引	以	为	鉴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐnyǐwéijiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐnyǐwéijiàn [Phonetic: yínyǐwéijiàn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐnyǐwéijiàn
    • Wade–Giles: yin³-i³-wei²-chien⁴
    • Yale: yǐn-yǐ-wéi-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiinyiiweijiann
    • Palladius: иньивэйцзянь (inʹivɛjczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Verb

引以為鑒

1. to take as a warning; to draw a lesson from