ging2 gaai3警誡警诫

Jyutpingging2 gaai3

Yalegíng gaai

動詞Uncommon

Definition

To warn or admonish someone who has done wrong, advising them not to make the same mistake again.

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How it's used

警誡 carries a formal, authoritative tone, often implying a legal or institutional context rather than a casual piece of advice. It is frequently used in police procedures or school disciplinary settings to denote a formal caution given before more severe consequences are applied. Unlike the more general 警告, which can be used for any kind of warning, 警誡 specifically targets someone who has already committed a minor transgression.

Examples

ging2警caat3察ging2警gaai3誡zo2咗keoi5佢gei2幾geoi3句，giu3叫keoi5佢haa6下ci3次m4唔hou2好zoi3再faan2犯。

The police gave him a few words of warning and told him not to do it again.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知nei5你gam3咁joeng6樣zou6做，hai6係wui2會sau6受dou3到ging2警gaai3誡㗎？

Do you know that you will be admonished if you act like that?

Common phrases

hau2口tau4頭ging2警gaai3誡

verbal warning

sau6受dou3到ging2警gaai3誡

to receive a warning

Common mistake

Learners often confuse 警誡 with 警告. While 警告 is a broad term for any warning, 警誡 is specifically used for admonishing someone for a past mistake to prevent future ones, often with a sense of official authority.