引以为戒

Traditional form:

引以為戒

Pinyin (reading):

yǐnyǐwéijiè

Definitions:

• to take sth as a warning (idiom)
• to draw a lesson from a case where things turned out badly

Characters:

• 引 - to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 戒 - to warn, to admonish; to swear off, to avoid

Traditional characters:

• 引 - to pull, to stretch; to draw; to attract
• 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 戒 - to warn, to admonish; to swear off, to avoid