勒戒

勒戒

Chinese

		strangle; rein in	swear off; warn against
simp. and trad. (勒戒)		勒	戒

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lèjiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lak⁶ gaai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lèjiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lehjieh
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lèjiè
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕjɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lak⁶ gaai³
    • Yale: lahk gaai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lak⁹ gaai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: leg⁶ gai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐk̚² käːi̯³³/

Noun

勒戒

1. to force someone to quit (a bad practice, such as taking drugs)