色厲詞嚴 sè lì cí yán

DEFINITIONS

  1. severe in both looks and speech (idiom)

CHARACTERS

色 sè
HSK 2
color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty
厲 lì whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet
詞 cí words; phrase, expression
嚴 yán strict, rigorous, rigid; stern