力戒
力戒 lì jiè ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ lik6 gaai3
- to try everything to avoid; to guard against
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More words with these characters
力
戒
- 戒备戒備 jiè bèi ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄟˋ gaai3 bei6 to take precautions
- 戒指 jiè zhi ㄐㄧㄝˋ ˙ㄓ gaai3 zi2 (finger) ring
- 戒烟戒煙 jiè yān ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄢ gaai3 jin1 to give up smoking
- 传戒傳戒 chuán jiè ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ cyun4 gaai3 (Buddhism) to initiate sb for monkhood or nunhood
- 儆戒 jǐng jiè ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ging2 gaai3 to warn
- 八戒 Bā jiè ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄝˋ baat3 gaai3 see 豬八戒|猪八戒[Zhu1 Ba1 jie4]
Idioms with these characters
- 不遗余力不遺餘力 bù yí yú lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄧˊ ㄩˊ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 wai4 jyu4 lik6 to spare no pains or effort (idiom); to do one's utmost
- 不自量力 bù zì liàng lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄗˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 zi6 loeng6 lik6 (idiom) to overestimate one's capabilities
- 吹灰之力 chuī huī zhī lì ㄔㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ ceoi1 fui1 zi1 lik6 (idiom) a slight effort
- 缚鸡之力縛雞之力 fù jī zhī lì ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧ ㄓ ㄌㄧˋ bok3 gai1 zi1 lik6 lit. the strength to truss a chicken (idiom)
- 回天无力回天無力 huí tiān wú lì ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ wui4 tin1 mou4 lik6 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
- 戒骄戒躁戒驕戒躁 jiè jiāo jiè zào ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄠˋ gaai3 giu1 gaai3 cou3 to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
- 戒奢崇俭戒奢崇儉 jiè shē chóng jiǎn ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄕㄜ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˇ gaai3 ce1 sung4 gim6 (idiom) to refrain from extravagance and cherish frugality
- 引以为戒引以為戒 yǐn yǐ wéi jiè ㄧㄣˇ ㄧˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ jan5 ji5 wai6 gaai3 to take sth as a warning (idiom)
- 以示警戒 yǐ shì jǐng jiè ㄧˇ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ji5 si6 ging2 gaai3 to serve as a warning (idiom)