Taiwan Mandarin

DictionaryCommon words戒嚴

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戒嚴

jiè yán·ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄢˊ

“martial law; special security measures taken during wartime or emergencies; heightened alert and defensive readiness”

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jiè·ㄐㄧㄝˋ

To guard against or refrain from; to warn or admonish; to give up or stop doing something; Buddhist monastic discipline; a ring.

Strict; rigorous; severe; stern; solemn; tight; urgent; father; surname Yan.