引以為戒 [－－为－]

Jyutping jan5 ji5 wai4 gaai3
Pinyin yǐn yǐ wéi jiè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to take sth as a warning (idiom)
  2. to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. It refers to the lessons of past mistakes being used as an alert, to avoid repetition; take warning
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    將某樣​嘢​視為​警告​或者​教訓
    to take something as a warning or lesson
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to take as a warning; to draw lessons from
    • 過去我們就是鑑於他們的經驗教訓，少走了一些彎路，現在當然更要引以為戒。
      过去我们就是鉴于他们的经验教训，少走了一些弯路，现在当然更要引以为戒。
      guò qù wǒ men jiù shì jiàn yú tā men de jīng yàn jiào xùn ， shǎo zǒu le yī xiē wān lù ， xiàn zài dāng rán gèng yào yǐn yǐ wéi jiè ．
      It was by drawing lessons from their experience that we were able to avoid certain detours in the past, and there is all the more reason for us to do so now.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    你最好将呢件事引以为戒，以后唔好再做错。
    你最好將呢件事引以為戒，以後唔好再做錯。
    nei5 zeoi3 hou2 zoeng1 ni1 gin6 si6 jan5 ji5 wai4 gaai3, ji5 hau6 m4 hou2 zoi3 zou6 co3
    • You better take this incident as a warning. Don't make the same mistake next time.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    过去我们就是鉴于他们的经验教训，少走了一些弯路，现在当然更要引以为戒。
    過去我們就是鑑於他們的經驗教訓，少走了一些彎路，現在當然更要引以為戒。
    guò qù wǒ men jiù shì jiàn yú tā men de jīng yàn jiào xùn ， shǎo zǒu le yī xiē wān lù ， xiàn zài dāng rán gèng yào yǐn yǐ wéi jiè ．
    • It was by drawing lessons from their experience that we were able to avoid certain detours in the past, and there is all the more reason for us to do so now.