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

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

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

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