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义正辞严

yì zhèng cí yán

4-character word Traditional 義正辭嚴

What 义正辞严 means

1. idiomto speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness

The characters in 义正辞严

• 义yìjustice; righteousness; meaning
• 正zhèngstraight; upright; proper
• 辞cíto resign; to dismiss; to decline
• 严yántight (closely sealed); stern; strict

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