"warned" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
喝茶	hē chá	to drink tea / to get engaged / to have a serious conversation / (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")	syn
不教而诛	bù jiào ér zhū	(idiom) To punish someone for a first offense without having previously instructed or warned them. It criticizes an authority that punishes without educating.
勿谓言之不预也勿謂言之不預也	wù wèi yán zhī bù yù yě	(idiom) Do not say later that you were not warned. The expression gives advance notice, often in a firm or threatening tone.
有言在先	yǒu yán zài xiān	(idiom) To have stated or warned something beforehand.	syn
佛高一尺，魔高一丈	fó gāo yī chǐ，mó gāo yī zhàng	(idiom) Originally, the expression warned Buddhist practitioners to beware of outside temptations.
屡戒不悛屢戒不悛	lǚ jiè bù quān	(idiom) To be warned repeatedly yet remain unrepentant and refuse to change.

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