戒懼

Chinese

		swear off; warn against	to fear
trad. (戒懼)		戒	懼
simp. (戒惧)		戒	惧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jièjù

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai³ geoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jièjù
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jièjyù
    • Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-chü⁴
    • Yale: jyè-jyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehjiuh
    • Palladius: цзецзюй (czeczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaai³ geoi⁶
    • Yale: gaai geuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai³ goey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai³ gêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³³ kɵy̯²²/

Verb

戒懼

1. (literary) to be frightened and watchful

   • 文物以紀之，聲明以發之，以臨照百官，百官於是乎戒懼，而不敢易紀律。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     文物以纪之，声明以发之，以临照百官，百官于是乎戒惧，而不敢易纪律。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Wénwù yǐ jì zhī, shēngmíng yǐ fā zhī, yǐ línzhào bǎiguān, bǎiguān yúshìhū jièjù, ér bùgǎn yì jìlǜ. [Pinyin]

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   • 禍福自至，則述前之吉凶，以相戒懼。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     祸福自至，则述前之吉凶，以相戒惧。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE

     Huòfú zì zhì, zé shù qián zhī jíxiōng, yǐ xiàng jièjù. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• 恂栗 (xúnlì)

References

• “Entry #90811”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.