Ⅰ [书] (规劝君主、尊长或朋友，使改正错误) remonstrate with (one's superior or friend);expostulate with;admonish: ～ 止 plead with sb. not to do sth.;admonish against sth.； 直言劝 ～ use blunt words to remonstrate Ⅱ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 忠 Jian Zhong ◆谏诤 [书] criticize sb.'s faults frankly