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嚴懲不貸

简 严惩不贷 · 繁 嚴懲不貸
Mandarin · pinyin yán chéng bù dài

Meanings

  1. to punish severely (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

嚴
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懲
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
貸
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严
yán · strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
惩
chéng · punish, reprimand; warn
贷
dài · lend; borrow; pardon
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Entries containing 嚴懲不貸 ↗Words written with 嚴 ↗Words written with 懲 ↗Words written with 不 ↗Words written with 貸 ↗Words written with 严 ↗Words written with 惩 ↗Words written with 贷 ↗

Mandarin tones

2–2–4–4 · yan2 cheng2 bu4 dai4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jim4 cing4 bat1 taai3

Cantonese word readings for 嚴懲不貸. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jim4 cing4 bat1 taai3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to punish severely without mercy; to punish mercilessly

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