义正辞严 yì zhèng cí yán

DEFINITIONS

  1. to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiom)

CHARACTERS

义 yì
HSK 5
right conduct, righteousness
正 zhèng
HSK 2
right, proper, correct
辞 cí
HSK 5
words, speech, expression, phrase
严 yán
HSK 4
strict, rigorous, rigid; stern