威刑肃物 — “Awe-inspiring punishment makes things compliant”
威刑肃物 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to maintain order and ensure obedience through strict laws and severe penalties”. Literally, “Awe-inspiring punishment makes things compliant”.
威刑肃物 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- wēi威yí仪kǒng孔shí时dignified and solemn bearing highly appropriate
- wēi威xìn信sǎo扫dì地lose all prestige and credibility
- wēi威fèng凤yī一yǔ羽a glimpse of excellence
- wēi威fèng凤piàn片yǔ羽a rare glimpse of excellence
- wēi威fèng凤xiáng祥lín麟rare talent appearing in prosperous times
- wēi威zūn尊mìng命jiàn贱Authority is revered, life is cheap
- wēi威zhèn振tiān天xià下Power and renown command universal awe
- wēi威wàng望sù素zhe着always having high prestige
- wēi威wàng望sù素zhù著long-established and widely recognized prestige
- wēi威wǔ武bù不qū屈Unyielding to force or intimidation
- wēi威wǔ武bù不néng能qū屈Unyielding to force or intimidation
- wēi威wǔ武bù不néng能qū屈，，pín贫jiàn贱bù不néng能yí移unyielding to power, unswayed by poverty
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What does 威刑肃物 mean?
威刑肃物 (wēi xíng sù wù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to maintain order and ensure obedience through strict laws and severe penalties”.
How do you pronounce 威刑肃物?
威刑肃物 is pronounced wēi xíng sù wù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 威刑肃物 literally mean?
Literally, 威刑肃物 means “Awe-inspiring punishment makes things compliant”. It is used to mean “to maintain order and ensure obedience through strict laws and severe penalties”.
What is the Chinese definition of 威刑肃物?
以严刑使人恭顺。