正言厉色

zhèng yán lì sè

Definitionen

1. solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling
2. also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色

Bestandteilwörter von 正言厉色

• 正 zhēng: first month of the lunar year
• 正 zhèng: straight
• 色 sè: color
• 色 shǎi: (coll.) color
• 厉 lì: strict
• 言 yán: words