色厉词严 sè lì cí yán

severe in both looks and speech (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. severe in both looks and speech (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
色 sè HSK 2
color; sex; appearance
厉 lì HSK 4
severe; strict; surname Li
词 cí HSK 3
word; lyrics; statement
严 yán HSK 4
strict; severe; rigorous