粵

嚴jim4詞ci4

simp严词
jim4 ci4yán cí

English

  1. forceful (criticism etc)
  2. to use strong words
  3. strong terms; stern words

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 措辭嚴厲,講嘢正經八百

Examples

  • 佢想用雙倍人工挖我角,我當然就嚴詞拒絕啦。

    I was contacted by a head hunting agency offering me double salary, and I rejected them sternly and immediately.

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

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