yán

strict, rigorous, rigid; stern

DEFINITIONS

嚴 yán
  • surname Yan
  • tight (closely sealed)
  • stern
  • strict
  • rigorous
  • severe
  • father

WORDS

重急性呼吸系統綜合症 yán zhòng jí xìng hū xī xì tǒng zōng hé zhèng severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
重性 yán zhòng xìng seriousness
重關切 yán zhòng guān qiè serious concern
防 yán fáng to take strict precautions; on your guard
飭 yán chì careful; precise
壁壘森 bì lěi sēn yán closely guarded; strongly fortified; sharply divided
大方廣佛華經 dà fāng guǎng fó huá yán jīng Avatamsaka sutra of the Huayan school; also called Buddhavatamsaka-mahavaipulya Sutra, the Flower adornment sutra or the Garland sutra
妻管 qī guǎn yán henpecked male
wēi yán dignified; imposing; august; awe-inspiring; awe; prestige; dignity
jiā yán (polite) my father
zūn yán dignity; sanctity; honor; majesty
形勢峻 xíng shì yán jùn in grave difficulties; the situation is grim
cóng yán strict; rigorous; severely
懲處 cóng yán chéng chǔ to deal with sb severely (idiom)
從難從 cóng nán cóng yán demanding and strict (idiom); exacting
戒備森 jiè bèi sēn yán heavily-guarded
jiè yán to impose martial law; to impose emergency measures
令 jiè yán lìng martial law
區 jiè yán qū restricted area; zone of application of the martial law
日趨重 rì qū yán zhòng more critical with every passing day
sēn yán strict; rigid; tight (security)
lèng yán one who surmounts all obstacles (Buddhism)
章孝 zhāng xiào yán John Chang (Taiwan Foreign Minister)
義正辭 yì zhèng cí yán to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)
色厲詞 sè lì cí yán severe in both looks and speech (idiom)