勸 (hyun3) — persuade; advise; exhort; induce; urge; encourage in Cantonese
hyun˗₃勸简 劝
Mandarin Pinyin: quan4
Meaning of 勸
nounpersuade; advise; exhort; induce; urge; encourage
Example Sentences with 勸
mouˎ₄無janˎ₄人hyun˗₃勸gaai˗₃誡keoiˏ₅佢
No one advised him.
keoiˏ₅佢hyun˗₃勸gaai˗₃誡ngoˏ₅我
He advised me.
keoiˏ₅佢hyun˗₃勸gaai˗₃誡ngoˏ₅我siuˊ²小samˉ¹心
He advised me to be careful.
ngoˏ₅我hyun˗₃勸gaai˗₃誡keoiˏ₅佢
I advised him.
louˏ₅老siˉ¹師hyun˗₃勸gaai˗₃誡hokˍ₆學saangˉ¹生
The teacher advised the student.
Words Containing 勸
勸導hyun3 dou6
try to convince; advise (someone to do something)
勸戒hyun3 gaai3
dissuasion (persuasion not to do something)
勸勉hyun3 min5
to advise; to encourage
勸解hyun3 gaai2
mollify; appease; soothe
奉勸fung6 hyun3
offer an advice
勸告hyun3 gou3
to urge; to exhort; to advise; exhortation; advice
勸說hyun3 seoi3
to persuade; to advise; persuasion | Note the pronunciation of '說'
勸諭hyun3 jyu6
to persuade or advice with reasons
勸交hyun3 gaau1
to mediate
勸服hyun3 fuk6
to prevail; convince
勸阻hyun3 zo2
to advise against doing sth.
勸誡hyun3 gaai3
exhort; admonish
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