戒 gaai³ {jiè}

1. to guard against
2. to exhort
3. to admonish or warn
4. to give up or stop doing sth
5. Buddhist monastic discipline
6. ring (for a finger)

戒賭〔-赌〕 gaai³ dou² {jiè dǔ}

to give up gambling

戒口 gaai³ hau² {jiè kǒu}

abstain from certain food while sick

戒奶 gaai³ naai⁵ {jiè nǎi}

stop feeding on milk (babies growing up into a child)

戒備〔-备〕 gaai³ bei⁶ {jiè bèi}

1. to take precautions
2. to guard against (emergency)

戒除 gaai³ ceoi⁴ {jiè chú}

1. to quit
2. to give up (a bad habit)

戒刀 gaai³ dou¹ {jiè dāo}

Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing)

戒毒 gaai³ duk⁶ {jiè dú}

1. to kick a drug habit
2. to abstain from drugs

戒忌 gaai³ gei⁶ {jiè jì}

1. a taboo
2. to avoid sth (as taboo)

戒懼〔-惧〕 gaai³ geoi⁶ {jiè jù}

wary

戒行 gaai³ hang⁶ {jiè xíng}

1. (Buddhism) to adhere strictly to the ethical precepts
2. asceticism

戒嚴〔-严〕 gaai³ jim⁴ {jiè yán}

1. to impose martial law
2. to impose curfew
3. martial law
4. curfew
5. emergency measures

戒煙〔-烟〕 gaai³ jin¹ {jiè yān}

to give up smoking

戒規〔-规〕 gaai³ kwai¹ {jiè guī}

1. religious precept
2. taboo
3. rule

戒律 gaai³ leot⁶ {jiè lǜ}

1. monastic discipline
2. commandment

戒命 gaai³ ming⁶ {jiè mìng}

prohibition

戒心 gaai³ sam¹ {jiè xīn}

1. vigilance
2. wariness

戒慎 gaai³ san⁶ {jiè shèn}

1. vigilant
2. cautious

戒壇〔-坛〕 gaai³ taan⁴ {jiè tán}

the place for monastic vows (e.g. altar)

戒條〔-条〕 gaai³ tiu⁴ {jiè tiáo}

1. commandment
2. precept

戒斷〔-断〕 gaai³ tyun⁵ {jiè duàn}

withdrawal (from drugs)

戒酒 gaai³ zau² {jiè jiǔ}

1. to give up drinking
2. to abstain from drinking

戒子 gaai³ zi² {jiè zi}

(finger) ring

戒指 gaai³ zi² {jiè zhi}

(finger) ring

戒絕〔-绝〕 gaai³ zyut⁶ {jiè jué}

1. abstinence
2. to give up (a bad habit)

戒毒所 gaai³ duk⁶ so² {jiè dú suǒ}

drug rehabilitation center

戒嚴區〔-严区〕 gaai³ jim⁴ keoi¹ {jiè yán qū}

restricted area

戒嚴令〔-严-〕 gaai³ jim⁴ ling⁶ {jiè yán lìng}

martial law

戒治所 gaai³ zi⁶ so² {jiè zhì suǒ}

drug rehabilitation center

戒備森嚴〔-备-严〕 gaai³ bei⁶ sam¹ jim⁴ {jiè bèi sēn yán}

heavily-guarded

戒奢崇儉〔---俭〕 gaai³ ce¹ sung⁴ gim⁶ {jiè shē chóng jiǎn}

to refrain from high standard of living (idiom)

戒驕戒躁〔-骄--〕 gaai³ giu¹ gaai³ cou³ {jiè jiāo jiè zào}

to guard against pride and impatience (idiom); to remain modest and keep cool