义正辞严 in English yi4 zheng4 ci2 yan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

义 正 辞 严

Traditional Characters

義 正 辭 嚴

Pinyin

yi4 zheng4 ci2 yan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

义yi4surname Yi 正zheng4first month of the lunar year 辞ci2old variant of 辭|辞[ci2] 严yan2surname Yan