箴言

Traditional form:

箴言

Pinyin (reading):

zhēnyán

Definitions:

• admonition
• exhortation
• dictum
• the biblical Book of Proverbs

Characters:

• 箴 - needle, probe; to admonish, to warn
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say

Traditional characters:

• 箴 - needle, probe; to admonish, to warn
• 言 - words, speech; to speak, to say