cảnh tỉnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 警醒.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kajŋ̟˧˩ tïŋ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɛɲ˧˨ tɨn˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kan˨˩˦ tɨn˨˩˦]

Verb

cảnh tỉnh

  1. (literary) to make someone aware of (something bad); to warn
    lời cảnh tỉnh trước cám dỗ của cờ bạc ― a plead against (the temptation of) gambling
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