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嚴〔严〕 jim4 {yán}

  1. tight (closely sealed)
  2. stern
  3. strict
  4. rigorous
  5. severe
  6. father

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嚴〔严〕 jim4 {Yán}

surname Yan

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嚴辦〔严办〕 jim4 baan6 {yán bàn}

punish severely, clamp down on

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嚴禁〔严-〕 jim4 gam3 {yánjìn}

(verb) Strictly forbid

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嚴寒〔严-〕 jim4 hon4 {yánhán}

(adjective) Frigid

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嚴令〔严-〕 jim4 ling6 {yán lìng}

strict order

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嚴師〔严师〕 jim4 si1 {yán shī}

Strict, harsh teachers

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嚴把〔严-〕 jim4 baa2 {yán bǎ}

  1. to be strict
  2. to enforce vigorously (procedures, quality control etc)

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嚴查〔严-〕 jim4 caa4 {yán chá}

to investigate strictly

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嚴慈〔严-〕 jim4 ci4 {yán cí}

  1. strict and compassionate
  2. strict as a father and tender as a mother

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嚴詞〔严词〕 jim4 ci4 {yán cí}

  1. forceful (criticism etc)
  2. to use strong words

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嚴辭〔严辞〕 jim4 ci4 {yán cí}

stern words

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嚴飭〔严饬〕 jim4 cik1 {yán chì}

  1. careful
  2. precise

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嚴斥〔严-〕 jim4 cik1 {yán chì}

  1. to scold
  2. to censure

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嚴懲〔严惩〕 jim4 cing4 {yán chéng}

to punish severely

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嚴打〔严-〕 jim4 daa2 {yán dǎ}

  1. to crack down on
  2. to take severe measures against

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嚴島〔严岛〕 jim4 dou2 {Yán dǎo}

Itsukushima island in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan, with a famous shrine

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嚴冬〔严-〕 jim4 dung1 {yán dōng}

severe winter

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嚴防〔严-〕 jim4 fong4 {yán fáng}

  1. to take strict precautions
  2. on your guard

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嚴父〔严-〕 jim4 fu6 {yán fù}

strict or stern father

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嚴復〔严复〕 jim4 fuk6 {Yán Fù}

Yan Fu (1853-1921), influential Chinese writer and translator of Western books, esp. on social sciences

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嚴加〔严-〕 jim4 gaa1 {yán jiā}

  1. sternly
  2. strictly
  3. harshly
  4. stringently
  5. rigorously

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嚴格〔严-〕 jim4 gaak3 {yán gé}

  1. strict
  2. stringent
  3. tight
  4. rigorous

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嚴禁〔严-〕 jim4 gam3 {yán jìn}

to strictly prohibit

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嚴緊〔严紧〕 jim4 gan2 {yán jǐn}

  1. strict
  2. tight

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嚴謹〔严谨〕 jim4 gan2 {yán jǐn}

  1. rigorous
  2. strict
  3. careful
  4. cautious
  5. compact
  6. well-knit

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嚴苛〔严-〕 jim4 ho1 {yán kē}

  1. severe
  2. harsh

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嚴寒〔严-〕 jim4 hon4 {yán hán}

  1. bitter cold
  2. severe winter

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嚴酷〔严-〕 jim4 huk6 {yán kù}

  1. bitter
  2. harsh
  3. grim
  4. ruthless
  5. severe
  6. cut-throat (competition)

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嚴刑〔严-〕 jim4 jing4 {yán xíng}

  1. strict law
  2. cruel punishment
  3. to carry out cruel law rigorously

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嚴厲〔严厉〕 jim4 lai6 {yán lì}

  1. severe
  2. strict

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嚴密〔严-〕 jim4 mat6 {yán mì}

  1. strict
  2. tight (organization, surveillance etc)

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嚴明〔严-〕 jim4 ming4 {yán míng}

  1. strict and impartial
  2. firm

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嚴實〔严实〕 jim4 sat6 {yán shi}

  1. tight
  2. close
  3. safely hidden
  4. safely
  5. securely

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嚴守〔严-〕 jim4 sau2 {yán shǒu}

to strictly maintain

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嚴肅〔严肃〕 jim4 suk1 {yán sù}

  1. solemn
  2. grave
  3. serious
  4. earnest
  5. severe

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嚴峻〔严-〕 jim4 zeon3 {yán jùn}

  1. grim
  2. severe
  3. rigorous

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嚴竣〔严-〕 jim4 zeon3 {yán jùn}

  1. tight
  2. strict
  3. severe
  4. stern
  5. difficult

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嚴整〔严-〕 jim4 zing2 {yán zhěng}

  1. (of troops) in neat formation
  2. (fig.) orderly

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嚴正〔严-〕 jim4 zing3 {yán zhèng}

  1. sternly
  2. solemn

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嚴重〔严-〕 jim4 zung6 {yán zhòng}

  1. grave
  2. serious
  3. severe
  4. critical

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嚴重性〔严--〕 jim4 zung6 sing3 {yán zhòng xìng}

seriousness

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嚴刑逼供〔严---〕 jim4 jing4 bik1 gung1 {yán xíng bī gòng}

Severe punishments used to get testimony from suspects

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嚴刑拷打〔严---〕 jim4 jing4 haau1 daa2 {yán xíng kǎo dǎ}

Severe punishments used when questioning suspects

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嚴刑峻法〔严---〕 jim4 jing4 zeon3 faat3 {yán xíng jùn fǎ}

Severe punishments

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嚴陣以待〔严阵--〕 jim4 zan6 ji5 doi6 {yán zhèn yǐ dài}

being ready for a battle in combat readiness

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嚴懲不貸〔严惩-贷〕 jim4 cing4 bat1 taai3 {yán chéng bù dài}

  1. to punish strictly with no leniency (idiom); to punish and show no mercy
  2. zero tolerance

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嚴島神社〔严岛--〕 jim4 dou2 san4 se5 {Yán dǎo shén shè}

Itsukujima shrine in Hiroshima prefecture, Japan

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嚴格隔離〔严--离〕 jim4 gaak3 gaak3 lei4 {yán gé gé lí}

rigorous isolation

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嚴格來講〔严-来讲〕 jim4 gaak3 loi4 gong2 {yán gé lái jiǎng}

strictly speaking

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嚴格來說〔严-来说〕 jim4 gaak3 loi4 syut3 {yán gé lái shuō}

strictly speaking

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嚴格按照〔严---〕 jim4 gaak3 on3 ziu3 {yán gé àn zhào}

strictly according to

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嚴以律己〔严---〕 jim4 ji5 leot6 gei2 , {yǎn yǐ lǜ jǐ}

  1. to be strict with oneself (idiom)
  2. to demand a lot of oneself

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嚴嚴實實〔严严实实〕 jim4 jim4 sat6 sat6 {yán yán shí shí}

  1. (sealed) tightly
  2. (wrapped) closely
  3. (covered) completely

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嚴刑拷打〔严---〕 jim4 jing4 haau1 daa2 {yán xíng kǎo dǎ}

  1. torture
  2. interrogation by torture

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嚴於律己〔严于--〕 jim4 jyu1 leot6 gei2 {yán yú lǜ jǐ}

to be strict with oneself

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嚴厲打擊〔严厉-击〕 jim4 lai6 daa2 gik1 {yán lì dǎ jī}

  1. to strike a severe blow
  2. to crack down
  3. to take strong measures

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嚴厲批評〔严厉-评〕 jim4 lai6 pai1 ping4 {yán lì pī píng}

  1. to criticize severely
  2. to slate

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嚴了眼兒〔严--儿〕 jim4 liu5 ngaan5 ji4 {yán le yǎn r}

  1. up to the eyeballs
  2. full to overflowing
  3. jampacked

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嚴絲合縫〔严丝-缝〕 jim4 si1 hap6 fung4 {yán sī hé fèng}

  1. to fit tightly (idiom)
  2. to join seamlessly
  3. to fit snugly

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嚴重關切〔严-关-〕 jim4 zung6 gwaan1 cit3 {yán zhòng guān qiè}

serious concern

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嚴重後果〔严-后-〕 jim4 zung6 hau6 gwo2 {yán zhòng hòu guǒ}

  1. grave consequence
  2. serious repercussion

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嚴重問題〔严-问题〕 jim4 zung6 man6 tai4 {yán zhòng wèn tí}

serious problem

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嚴重危害〔严---〕 jim4 zung6 ngai4 hoi6 {yán zhòng wēi hài}

  1. severe harm
  2. critical danger

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嚴重破壞〔严--坏〕 jim4 zung6 po3 waai6 {yán zhòng pò huài}

serious damage

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嚴以責己寬以待人〔严-责-宽---〕 jim4 ji5 zaak3 gei2 fun1 ji5 doi6 jan4 {yán yǐ zé jǐ kuān yǐ dài rén}

to be severe with oneself and lenient with others (idiom)

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嚴重急性呼吸系統綜合症〔严------统综--〕 jim4 zung6 gap1 sing3 fu1 kap1 hai6 tung2 zung3 hap6 zing3 {yán zhòng jí xìng hū xī xì tǒng zōng hé zhèng}

severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

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