汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 正言厉色
zhèng yán lì sè
正言厉色 (正言厲色)
solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling / also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色
正 Strict / 厉 Strict, serious / 色 Face / Describe the face, look very strict
和颜悦色
话语严正，表情严肃。
正 zhèng/zhēng 言 yán 厉 (厲) lì 色 sè/shǎi
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

于是，他走过去，正言厉色地说王子是一个到岛子上来的奸细。

Therefore advancing forward, he adressed the prince with a stern air, telling him, he came to the island as a spy.

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