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正颜厉色
zhèng​yán​lì​sè

stern and serious

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
正颜厉色 正顏厲色 zhèng​yán​lì​sè
stern and serious
To have a solemn and severe expression; to look strict and unsmiling.

Frequency

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0.014 per million

Cross-References

Has variant

  • 正言厉色 zhèng​yán​lì​sè

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Frequency data
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