引以为戒

yǐn yǐ wéi jiè

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Definições

  1. 1. to take sth as a warning (idiom)
  2. 2. to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly

Palavras componentes de 引以为戒

以
yǐ

to use

以为
yǐ wéi

to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

引
yǐn

to draw (e.g. a bow)

戒
jiè

to guard against

为
wéi

as (in the capacity of)

为
wèi

because of