戒律
jiè lu:4
Pinyin

Definition

戒律
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jiè lu:4
  1. monastic discipline
  2. commandment

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

定律
dìng lu:4
  1. 1 scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy)
  2. 2 (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")
律师
lu:4 shī
  1. 1 lawyer
戒备
jiè bèi
  1. 1 to take precautions
  2. 2 to guard against (emergency)
戒指
jiè zhi
  1. 1 (finger) ring
戒烟
jiè yān
  1. 1 to give up smoking
戒酒
jiè jiǔ
  1. 1 to give up drinking
  2. 2 to abstain from drinking
旋律
xuán lu:4
  1. 1 melody
  2. 2 rhythm
法律
fǎ lu:4
  1. 1 law
  2. 2 CL:條|条[tiáo], 套[tào], 個|个[gè]
规律
guī lu:4
  1. 1 rule (e.g. of science)
  2. 2 law of behavior
  3. 3 regular pattern
  4. 4 rhythm
  5. 5 discipline
钻戒
zuàn jiè
  1. 1 diamond ring
  2. 2 CL:隻|只[zhī]
一律
yī lu:4
  1. 1 same
  2. 2 uniformly
  3. 3 all
  4. 4 without exception
七律
qī lu:4
  1. 1 abbr. for 七言律詩|七言律诗, verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 syllables, with rhyme on alternate lines
八戒
bā jiè
  1. 1 the eight precepts (Buddhism)
千篇一律
qiān piān yī lu:4
  1. 1 thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
  2. 2 once you've seen one, you've seen them all
戒
jiè
  1. 1 to guard against
  2. 2 to exhort
  3. 3 to admonish or warn
  4. 4 to give up or stop doing sth
  5. 5 Buddhist monastic discipline
  6. 6 ring (for a finger)
破戒
pò jiè
  1. 1 to violate a religious precept
  2. 2 to smoke or drink after giving up
纪律
jì lu:4
  1. 1 discipline
自律
zì lu:4
  1. 1 self-discipline
  2. 2 self-regulation
  3. 3 autonomy (ethics)
  4. 4 autonomic (physiology)
菲律宾
Fēi lu:4 bīn
  1. 1 the Philippines
猪八戒
Zhū Bā jiè
  1. 1 Zhu Bajie, character in Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记, with pig-like characteristics and armed with a muckrake
  2. 2 Pigsy in Arthur Waley's translation

Idioms (6)

以示警戒
yǐ shì jǐng jiè
  1. 1 to serve as a warning (idiom)
千篇一律
qiān piān yī lu:4
  1. 1 thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
  2. 2 once you've seen one, you've seen them all
严以律己
yǎn yǐ lu:4 jǐ
  1. 1 to be strict with oneself (idiom)
  2. 2 to demand a lot of oneself
戒奢崇俭
jiè shē chóng jiǎn
  1. 1 to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)
戒骄戒躁
jiè jiāo jiè zào
  1. 1 to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool
言者无罪，闻者足戒
yán zhě wú zuì , wén zhě zú jiè
  1. 1 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

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