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嚴刑

嚴刑

See also: 严刑

Chinese

		(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe	punishment
trad. (嚴刑)		嚴	刑
simp. (严刑)		严	刑

Noun

嚴刑

cruel punishment; torture

Derived terms

嚴刑峻法／严刑峻法

嚴刑逼供／严刑逼供 (yánxíng bìgōng)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yánxíng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ jing⁴
Min Nan (POJ): giâm-hêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yánxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanshyng
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jim⁴ jing⁴
  - Yale: yìhm yìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ jing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ jɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-hêng
  - Tâi-lô: giâm-hîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giamheeng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /giam²⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /giam²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /giam²³⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /giam²⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /giam¹³⁻²² hiɪŋ¹³/