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谏

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Definitions

  1. 1. to remonstrate
  2. 2. to admonish

Words Containing 谏

劝谏
quàn jiàn

to admonish

几谏
jī jiàn

to admonish tactfully

从谏如流
cóng jiàn rú liú

to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)

泣谏
qì jiàn

to counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity

直谏
zhí jiàn

to admonish sb frankly

苦谏
kǔ jiàn

to admonish strenuously

规谏
guī jiàn

to remonstrate

诤谏
zhèng jiàn

to criticize frankly

谏征
jiàn zhēng

to send or go on a punitive expedition

谏正
jiàn zhèng

see 諍諫|诤谏[zhèng jiàn]

谏言
jiàn yán

advice

谏诤
jiàn zhèng

see 諍諫|诤谏[zhèng jiàn]

讽谏
fěng jiàn

(literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully

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