正言厉色 (正言厲色)
zhèng yán lì sè
Pinyin
Definition
正言厉色 (正言厲色)
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- solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
- also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 anyway
- 2 in any case
- 3 to come over from the enemy's side
- 1 first month of the lunar year
- 1 certified goods
- 2 quality product
- 3 normal product
- 4 A-class goods
- 1 just at (that time)
- 2 right in (that place)
- 3 right in the middle of (doing sth)
Idioms (20)
一言一动
- 1 (one's) every word and deed (idiom)
一言一行
- 1 every word and action (idiom)
一言不发
- 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一言九鼎
- 1 one word worth nine sacred tripods (idiom); words of enormous weight
一言以蔽之
- 1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short
- 2 in a nutshell