箴言

zhēnyán
  1. admonition
  2. exhortation
  3. dictum
  4. the biblical Book of Proverbs

CEDICT

  1. Proverbs
  2. admonition; exhortation; maxim

Wiktionary

規戒勸勉的言詞。

重編國語辭典

  1. 聖經的第二十本書
  2. 規戒勸勉的言詞，規語

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 箴 zhēn
  1. to warn
  2. to admonish
  3. variant of 針 zhēn
2 言 yán
  1. words
  2. speech
  3. to say
  4. to talk

Related entries

砭針 biānzhēn
  1. remonstrance
  2. admonition
訓詞 xùncí
  1. instruction
  2. admonition
勸告 quàngào
  1. to advise
  2. to urge
  3. to exhort
  4. exhortation
  5. advice

classifier: 席

我劝告你别吃那个。

I'd advise you not to eat it.

Source: Tatoeba