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

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

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)