戒懼

戒懼

1. (literary) to be frightened and watchful

   • 文物以紀之，聲明以發之，以臨照百官，百官於是乎戒懼，而不敢易紀律。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     文物以纪之，声明以发之，以临照百官，百官于是乎戒惧，而不敢易纪律。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Wénwù yǐ jì zhī, shēngmíng yǐ fā zhī, yǐ línzhào bǎiguān, bǎiguān yúshìhū jièjù, ér bùgǎn yì jìlǜ. [Pinyin]

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   • 禍福自至，則述前之吉凶，以相戒懼。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
     祸福自至，则述前之吉凶，以相戒惧。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]

     From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE

     Huòfú zì zhì, zé shù qián zhī jíxiōng, yǐ xiàng jièjù. [Pinyin]

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• 恂栗 (xúnlì)

• “戒懼”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.