nghiêm khắc
Pronunciation
Northern
/ŋiəm˧˧ xak˧˥/
Central
/ŋiəm˧˥ kʰa̰k˩˧/
Southern
/ŋiəm˧˧ kʰak˧˥/
Listen
strict or severe
Adjective
strict or severe
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
strict or severe Appearance & Personality
Very firm and requiring people to obey rules and discipline without fail.
vi Thầy giáo rất nghiêm khắc trong việc thực hiện nội quy lớp học.
en The teacher is very strict about following classroom rules.
Parts
nghiêm / khắc / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 嚴刻 …
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Parts
nghiêm / khắc / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 嚴刻 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 嚴刻
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
嚴刻
Candidates by syllable
nghiêm
嚴
khắc
刻（克）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
cay nghiệt / nuông chiều / dễ dãi / nhân nhượng …
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Similar
cay nghiệt / nuông chiều / dễ dãi / nhân nhượng …
Use
nghiêm trọng / nghiêm ngặt / nghiêm chỉnh / nghiêm minh …
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Use
nghiêm trọng / nghiêm ngặt / nghiêm chỉnh / nghiêm minh …