嚴刑峻法
simp严刑峻法jim4 jing4 zeon3 faat3yán xíng jùn fǎ
English
- Severe punishments
- harsh laws followed by brutal punishment
粵語 — Cantonese
- 難以遵守而且嚴格執行嘅法例，再加上殘忍嘅刑罰
Examples
嚴刑崚法有機會出現反效果。
Harsh laws and penalties may backfire.
Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk