諫 jiàn làn

remonstrate, admonish

DEFINITIONS

諫 jiàn
  • surname Jian
  • to remonstrate
  • to admonish

WORDS

勸諫 quàn jiàn to admonish
幾諫 jī jiàn to admonish tactfully
從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
泣諫 qì jiàn to counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity
直諫 zhí jiàn to admonish sb frankly; direct criticism
苦諫 kǔ jiàn to admonish strenuously
規諫 guī jiàn to remonstrate; to warn earnestly (esp. classical written Chinese); to exhort
諍諫 zhèng jiàn to criticize frankly; to admonish
諫征 jiàn zhēng to send or go on a punitive expedition
諫正 jiàn zhèng see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4]
諫言 jiàn yán advice; to advise
諫諍 jiàn zhèng see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4]
諷諫 fěng jiàn (literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully
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