從嚴

See also: 从严

Chinese

		from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried	(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe
trad. (從嚴)		從	嚴
simp. (从严)		从	严

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cóngyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cung⁴ jim⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiông-giâm

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cong⁵ ngiam⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cóngyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cóngyán
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻung²-yen²
    • Yale: tsúng-yán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsorngyan
    • Palladius: цунъянь (cunʺjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cung⁴ jim⁴
    • Yale: chùhng yìhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsung⁴ jim⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cung⁴ yim⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ jiːm²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiông-giâm
    • Tâi-lô: tsiông-giâm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cionggiaam
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ɡiam²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ɡiam²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔŋ¹³⁻²² ɡiam¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiam²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔŋ²³⁻³³ ɡiam²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cong⁵ ngiam⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshông ngiâm
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰoŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ŋiam⁵⁵/

Verb

從嚴

1. to deal with something strictly; to be strict with

   從嚴治黨／从严治党  ―  cóngyán zhìdǎng  ―  to strengthen party self-discipline

Antonyms

• 從寬／从宽 (cóngkuān)

See also

• 嚴格／严格 (yángé)