to send or go on a punitive expedition

written admonition from an official to his sovereign (old)

see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4]

advice; to advise

see 諍諫|诤谏[zheng4 jian4]

to admonish

to admonish tactfully

to counsel a superior in tears indicating absolute sincerity

to admonish sb frankly; direct criticism

to admonish strenuously