正言厲色
zhèng​yán​lì​sè

to be solemn and stern

  • created reference approved 正言厉色/正言厲色 → 正颜厉色/正顏厲色 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    正言厉色 / 正言厲色 zhèng​yán​lì​sè

    正颜厉色 / 正顏厲色 zhèng​yán​lì​sè

    variant

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  • created sense approved 正言厉色/正言厲色 · zhèng​yán​lì​sè · to be solemn and stern — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    正言 (literal) → 正言 · zhèng​yán · straight talk 厉色 (literal) → 厉色/厲色 · lì​sè · stern countenance

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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