warning

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English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔɹnɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)nɪŋ
• Hyphenation: warn‧ing

Verb

warning

1. present participle of warn

Noun

warning (countable and uncountable, plural warnings)

1. The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
2. Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.

Synonyms

• caution

Derived terms

Translations

Interjection

warning

1. Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.

Translations

Chinese

Etymology

From English warning.

Pronunciation

Noun

warning

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) warning letter (Classifier: 封 c; 張／张 c)

   • 每個月唔可以請超過三人病假,否則出warning(超過三張warning,要自動離職)! [Cantonese, trad.]
     每个月唔可以请超过三人病假,否则出warning(超过三张warning,要自动离职)! [Cantonese, simp.]

     mui⁵ go³ jyut⁶ m⁴ ho² ji⁵ ceng² ciu¹ gwo³ saam¹ jan⁴ beng⁶ gaa³, fau² zak¹ ceot¹ won¹ ning² (ciu¹ gwo³ saam¹ zoeng¹ won¹ ning², jiu³ zi⁶ dung⁶ lei⁴ zik¹)! [Jyutping]

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   • 「我係老細，我而家就出兩封Warning畀你，一封遲到，一封寫錯字，Get out！」 [Cantonese, trad.]
     「我系老细，我而家就出两封Warning畀你，一封迟到，一封写错字，Get out！」 [Cantonese, simp.]

     “ngo⁵ hai⁶ lou⁵ sai³, ngo⁵ ji⁴ gaa¹ zau⁶ ceot¹ loeng⁵ fung¹ won¹ ning² bei² nei⁵, jat¹ fung¹ ci⁴ dou³, jat¹ fung¹ se² co³ zi⁶, Get out!” [Jyutping]

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   • 出warning畀我哋？蝦我哋部門細呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
     出warning畀我哋？虾我哋部门细呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]

     ceot¹ won¹ ning² bei² ngo⁵ dei⁶? haa¹ ngo⁵ dei⁶ bou⁶ mun⁴ sai³ aa⁴? [Jyutping]

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   • 風少開到聲喇，唔夾收warning㗎 [Cantonese, trad.]
     风少开到声喇，唔夹收warning㗎 [Cantonese, simp.]

     fung¹ siu³ hoi¹ dou³ seng¹ laa³, m⁴ gaap³ sau¹ won¹ ning² gaa³ [Jyutping]

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English warning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /waʁ.niŋ/

Noun

warning m (plural warnings)

1. (colloquial) hazard light

   Synonym: feux de détresse

Further reading

• “warning”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.