







辞严意正 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak with stern and righteous words”. To be severe in language but upright in principle. Literally, “Stern words, righteous meaning”.

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Open the tool →辞严意正 (cí yán yì zhèng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak with stern and righteous words”.
辞严意正 is pronounced cí yán yì zhèng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 辞严意正 means “Stern words, righteous meaning”. It is used to mean “to speak with stern and righteous words”.
言辞严厉,义理正大。同“辞严义正”。