Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「辭嚴意正」.
Discover the idiom 「辭嚴意正」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.
The words are harsh and the principles are upright. Same as “strict words and correct meaning”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cí yán yì zhèng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chi4 yim4 yi3 jeng3/jing3
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.
