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戒
Cantonese Slang
💡 Tip: [[to give up]]
Definitions
  1. 1 [[to give up]]
  2. 2 gaai gei 戒記 — [to give up place] a drug addiction treatment centre (prison jargon, OS).
Other Readings
戒
to admonish or warn | # adapted from cc-cedict | to exhort | ring (for a finger)
Words containing 戒
戒煙
to give up smoking
戒毒中心
a drug rehabilitation centre [written and colloquial]
警戒
to warn; to be alert
戒食
to limit one's diet for health reasons
懲戒
to discipline; reprimand
戒得甩
to stop or give up successfully (a vice or habit)
戒賭
to give up gambling
酒精戒斷症候群
alcohol withdrawl syndrome
引以為戒
It refers to the lessons of past mistakes being used as an alert, to avoid repet
戒嚴令
martial law; military rule
未戒奶
young and immature [colloquial]
戒心
be weary of; cautious; vigilant; keep one's guard up; distrustful; leery
戒酒
abstain from alcoholic drink (including beers, liquors, liqueurs and wines)
戒口
abstain from certain food while sick
以此為戒
as a warning to; as a lesson; take this as a warning
八戒
the eight precepts (Buddhism)
警戒線
a cordon; a picket line
戒律
commandment
警戒狀態
a state of alert
戒備森嚴
heavily-guarded
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