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教訓

简教训 · 繁教訓

Mandarin · pinyin jiào xun

to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid
a talking-to; a bitter lesson
Classifier: 番 fān, 頓 dùn

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教: jiào · teach, class
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训: xùn · teach, instruct; exegesis

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4–5 · jiao4 xun5

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gaau3 fan3

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verb

to chide; to lecture; to teach somebody a lesson
to train; to educate
to instruct; to teach; to guide

noun

lesson; moral; lecture

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