Read Edit View history 正言厉色 zhèngyánlìsè to be solemn and stern Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 正言厉色 正言厲色 zhèngyánlìsè to be solemn and stern (idiom) speaking with serious words and a severe expression; strict and unsmiling Frequency Written text 0.010 per million Cross-References Variant of 正颜厉色 zhèngyánlìsè Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
正言厉色 正言厲色 zhèngyánlìsè to be solemn and stern (idiom) speaking with serious words and a severe expression; strict and unsmiling Frequency Written text 0.010 per million Cross-References Variant of 正颜厉色 zhèngyánlìsè Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)