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嚴懲

嚴懲

See also: 严惩

Chinese

		(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe	punish; discipline
trad. (嚴懲)		嚴	懲
simp. (严惩)		严	惩

Verb

嚴懲

to severely punish someone

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yánchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ cing⁴
Min Nan (POJ): giâm-têng / giâm-tîn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yánchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanchengr
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    嚴懲／严惩
    鹽城／盐城
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jim⁴ cing⁴
  - Yale: yìhm chìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ tsing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-têng
  - Tâi-lô: giâm-tîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giamdeeng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /giam²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /giam²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /giam²³⁻³³ tiɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /giam²⁴⁻²² tiɪŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-tîn
  - Tâi-lô: giâm-tîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giamdiin
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /giam¹³⁻²² tin¹³/