领教 (lǐng jiāo) — (polite, formal) thanks for your advice; much obliged; (often sarcastic) to get a taste of; to experience (something unpleasant or someone's tricks)
Definition
领教 (lǐngjiào) is a polite, slightly literary idiom used both to thank someone for advice ("much obliged") and, often sarcastically, to say you've "had the pleasure" of someone's nasty side. Two opposite tones share one phrase — listen to context.
idiom
(polite, formal) thanks for your advicemuch obliged(often sarcastic) to get a taste ofto experience (something unpleasant or someone's tricks)
Examples
- ，领教！Nín shuō dé tài hǎo le, lǐng jiāo le!You put it so well – much obliged!
- 领教。Zhè cì wǒ kě lǐng jiāo le tā de lì hài.This time I got a real taste of his ferocity.
- 领教，。Jīn rì qián lái lǐng jiāo, hái qǐng zhǐ jiào.I've come today to seek your advice – please enlighten me.
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