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Here, we present the idiom 「嚴懲不貸」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Punishment: punishment; loan: tolerance. Severe punishment and no mercy.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yán chéng bù dài

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yim4 ching4 bat1 taai3

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