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義正辭嚴

简义正辞严 · 繁義正辭嚴

Mandarin · pinyin yì zhèng cí yán

(idiom) to speak forcibly out of a sense of righteousness

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義: Look up this written character
正: zhèng · right, proper, correct
辭: Look up this written character
嚴: Look up this written character
义: yì · right conduct, righteousness
辞: cí · words, speech, expression, phrase
严: yán · strict, rigorous, rigid; stern

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4–4–2–2 · yi4 zheng4 ci2 yan2

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ji6 zing3 ci4 jim4

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