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嚴飭

简严饬 · 繁嚴飭

Mandarin · pinyin yán chì

careful
precise

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严: yán · strict, rigorous, rigid; stern
饬: chì · order; command; give command

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2–4 · yan2 chi4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jim4 cik1

Cantonese word readings for 嚴飭. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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