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顺山倒 shùn shān dǎo Timber! (lumberjack's warning call)
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
亮黄灯 liàng huáng dēng (lit.) to flash the yellow light / (fig.) to give a warning sign
预警系统 jǐng tǒng early warning system
以儆效尤 jǐng xiào yóu (idiom) to warn against following bad examples; as a warning to others
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
jiàn bronze mirror (used in ancient times) / to reflect / to mirror / sth that serves as a warning or a lesson / to examine / to scrutinize
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
猝不及防 fáng to be caught off guard / without warning
预警机 jǐng early warning aircraft system, e.g. US AWACS
鸣枪 míng qiāng to fire warning shots
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
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
天灾地孽 tiān zāi niè catastrophes and unnatural phenomena / Heaven-sent warnings
以示警戒 shì jǐng jiè to serve as a warning (idiom)
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
敲山震虎 qiāo shān zhèn a deliberate show of strength as a warning
警示 jǐng shì to warn / to alert / warning / cautionary
警号 jǐng hào alarm / alert / warning signal
预警 jǐng warning / early warning
示警 shì jǐng to warn / a warning sign
苦口 kǒu lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口) / fig. earnestly (of warning, advice)
警报 jǐng bào (fire) alarm / alert signal / alarm / alert / warning
警讯 jǐng xùn warning sign / police call


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