粵

嚴jim4厲lai6

simp严厉
jim4 lai6yán lì

English

  1. severe
  2. strict
  3. stern; harsh; stringent
  4. a state of urgency; severity

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 不言苟笑而且要求好高
  2. 程度嚴重;緊急

Examples

  • 法官毫不猶豫噉對呢個未判刑嘅囚犯嘅行為表現出反感,並且判咗最嚴厲嘅刑罰。

    Tatoeba CC BY

  • 我们要严厉。

    We have to be strict.

    Tatoeba · BobbyLee CC BY

  • 他嚴厲卻善良。

    He is strict yet kind.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 她嚴厲地指責我。

    She sternly accuses me.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 他對懶惰的人很嚴厲。

    He is very hard on lazy people.

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

  • 我被那位老師嚴厲斥責了。

    I got scolded severely by that teacher.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 法院向佢發出咗嚴厲嘅警告。

    The court has issued a severe warning regarding this behavior.

  • 佢一時對人和善,一時又變得嚴厲,令人無所適從

    At one moment he is kind and soft-spoken, another moment later he is harsh and critical. Nobody knows what to expect from him. ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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