nghiêm chỉnh

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 嚴整, composed of 嚴 (“strict”) and 整 (“orderly”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋiəm˧˧ t͡ɕïŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋiəm˧˧ t͡ɕɨn˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋim˧˧ cɨn˨˩˦]

Adjective edit

nghiêm chỉnh

strict; stern; rigid (especially of people)

Adverb edit

nghiêm chỉnh

strictly; rigidly; rigorously

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