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正颜厉色

zhèng yán lì sè

4-character word Traditional 正顏厲色

What 正颜厉色 means

1. solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling

The characters in 正颜厉色

• 正zhèngstraight; upright; proper
• 颜yáncolor; face; countenance
• 厉lìstrict; severe
• 色sècolor; look; appearance

Sounds the same

Read zhèng yán lì sè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 正言厉色solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling; also written 正颜厉色