嚴厲

See also: 严厉

Chinese

		(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe	severe
trad. (嚴厲)		嚴	厲
simp. (严厉)		严	厉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ lai⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngiàm-li
• Eastern Min (BUC): ngièng-lâ̤
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): giâm-lē / giâm-lī

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngiam⁵ li⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánlì
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-li⁴
    • Yale: yán-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanlih
    • Palladius: яньли (janʹli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jim⁴ lai⁶
    • Yale: yìhm laih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ lai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ lei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ lɐi̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàm-li
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiamˇ li
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngiam² li⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯am¹¹ li⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ngièng-lâ̤
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋieŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(l-)nˡɑ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-lē
    • Tâi-lô: giâm-lē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giamle
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² le⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam²³⁻³³ le³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² le²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiam¹³⁻²² le²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ le³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-lī
    • Tâi-lô: giâm-lī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giamli
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ li³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam²³⁻³³ li³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngiam⁵ li⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngiâm lĭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ li³⁵/

Note: ngiam5 li6 - Shantou.

Adjective

嚴厲

1. strict; stern; severe

Synonyms

• 厲害／厉害 (lìhài)
• 嚴／严 (yán)
• 嚴峻／严峻 (yánjùn)
• 嚴正／严正 (yánzhèng)
• 嚴肅／严肃 (yánsù)
• 嚴酷／严酷 (yánkù)
• 尊重 (zūnzhòng)
• 整肅／整肃 (zhěngsù)
• 正經／正经
• 淩厲／凌厉 (línglì) (literary)
• 狠狠 (hěnhěn)
• 矜持 (jīnchí)
• 莊／庄 (zhuāng)
• 莊重／庄重 (zhuāngzhòng)
• 鄭重／郑重 (zhèngzhòng)

 

Antonyms

• 柔和 (róuhé)
• 溫和／温和 (wēnhé)

See also

• 嚴格／严格 (yángé)