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正言厉色
zhèng​yán​lì​sè

to be solemn and stern

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
正言厉色 正言厲色 zhèng​yán​lì​sè
to be solemn and stern
(idiom) speaking with serious words and a severe expression; strict and unsmiling

Frequency

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0.010 per million

Cross-References

Variant of

  • 正颜厉色 zhèng​yán​lì​sè

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)