嚴厲 (jim4 lai6) — severe; strict in Cantonese
jimˎ₄嚴laiˍ₆厲简 严厉
Mandarin Pinyin: yan2 li4
Meaning of 嚴厲
nounsevere; strict
Example Sentences with 嚴厲
louˏ₅老sai˗₃細houˊ²好jimˎ₄嚴lai6.厲。
The boss is very strict.
keoiˏ₅佢gaau˗₃教zaiˊ²仔houˊ²好jimˎ₄嚴lai6.厲。
He/She is strict with his/her children.
niˉ¹呢daanˉ¹單on˗₃案houˊ²好jimˎ₄嚴lai6.厲。
This case is very serious.
gunˊ²管dakˉ¹得houˊ²好jimˎ₄嚴lai6.厲。
The management is very strict.
keoiˏ₅佢fanˍ₆份janˎ₄人houˊ²好jimˎ₄嚴lai6.厲。
He/She is very strict.
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