谏 jiàn

remonstrate, admonish

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DEFINITIONS

  • remonstrate, admonish
  • surname Jian
  • to remonstrate
  • to admonish

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WORDS

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; direct criticism
苦谏 kǔ jiàn to admonish strenuously
规谏 guī jiàn to remonstrate; to warn earnestly (esp. classical written Chinese); to exhort
诤谏 zhèng jiàn to criticize frankly; to admonish
谏征 jiàn zhēng to send or go on a punitive expedition
谏正 jiàn zhèng see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4]
谏言 jiàn yán advice; to advise
谏诤 jiàn zhèng see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4]
讽谏 fěng jiàn (literary) to remonstrate with one's superior tactfully
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