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警示 jǐng shì to warn / to alert / warning / cautionary
jiàn bronze mirror (used in ancient times) / to reflect / to mirror / sth that serves as a warning or a lesson / to examine / to scrutinize
警报 jǐng bào (fire) alarm / alert signal / alarm / alert / warning
征兆 zhēng zhào omen / sign (that sth is about to happen) / warning sign
lou (final particle equivalent to 了[le5]) / (particle calling attention to, or mildly warning of, a situation)
警号 jǐng hào alarm / alert / warning signal
引以为戒 yǐn wéi jiè to take sth as a warning (idiom) / to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly
示警 shì jǐng to warn / a warning sign
鸣枪 míng qiāng to fire warning shots
打草惊蛇 cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom) / fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy / to punish sb as a warning to others
鉴戒 jiàn jiè lesson from events of the past / warning
预警 jǐng warning / early warning
警讯 jǐng xùn warning sign / police call
苦口 kǒu lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口) / fig. earnestly (of warning, advice)
猝不及防 fáng to be caught off guard / without warning
以儆效尤 jǐng xiào yóu (idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
言者无罪,闻者足戒 yán zhě zuì , wén zhě jiè don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously
前车之覆,后车之鉴 qián chē zhī , hòu chē zhī jiàn lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
后车之鉴 hòu chē zhī jiàn lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
报警器 bào jǐng alarm (e.g. burglar or fire alarm) / warning device
亮黄灯 liàng huáng dēng (lit.) to flash the yellow light / (fig.) to give a warning sign
预警机 jǐng early warning aircraft system, e.g. US AWACS
以示警戒 shì jǐng jiè to serve as a warning (idiom)
前方高能 qián fāng gāo néng (slang) Something awesome is about to happen! (originally, in a Japanese space battleship anime, it meant "Danger! High energy up ahead!" — a warning to either prepare for battle or take evasive action)
前车之鉴 qián chē zhī jiàn lit. a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom) / fig. lesson learned by observing others' failures


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