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棒喝

[bànghè]

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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

棒喝 [bànghè]

1. verb (in zen) to surprise a learner by yelling or a fake attack to see how they react when caught off guard so as to find out their potential for enlightenment; broadly: to force somebody into being aware.

您的批评如同当头棒喝，让我及时醒悟。

Your criticism has awoken me and made me realize where I had gone wrong.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

棒喝 [bànghè]

1. 动佛教禅宗派在接待来学的人的时候，常常对他虚击一棒或大喝一声，让他不及思索便作出反应，以此考验他的悟性。后用来比喻促人醒悟

当头棒喝

这几句话无异一声棒喝。
2. "喝"这里不读ｈē。

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Examples

您的批评如同当头棒喝，让我及时醒悟。: Your criticism has awoken me and made me realize where I had gone wrong. → 棒喝
当头棒喝 → 棒喝
这几句话无异一声棒喝。 → 棒喝
当头棒喝 → 当头

Word Decomposition

棒 [bàng]	+	喝 [hè]

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