to admonish with sincere advice; to remonstrate
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to admonish with earnest advice; to remonstrate sincerely
formalA formal and literary term. Implies giving sincere, corrective advice, often to a superior, which may be unwelcome but is offered out of loyalty or duty. The advice is aimed at correcting faults or preventing mistakes.
Wèi魏
Zhēng徵
yǐ以
gǎn敢
yú于
guī规
jiàn谏
Táng唐
Tài太
zōng宗
ér而
wén闻
míng名
。
Wei Zheng was famous for daring to admonish Emperor Taizong of Tang with sincere advice.
Zuò作
wéi为
zhōng忠
chén臣
，
tā他
yǒu有
zé责
rèn任
xiàng向
jūn君
zhǔ主
guī规
jiàn谏
。
As a loyal minister, he had the duty to remonstrate with the sovereign.
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Gǔ古
dài代
shǐ史
guān官
de的
yī一
xiàng项
zhòng重
yào要
zhí职
zé责
jiù就
shì是
guī规
jiàn谏
。
An important duty of ancient historiographers was to offer sincere admonitions.