嚴峻

See also: 严峻 and 峻厳

Chinese

		(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe	steep
trad. (嚴峻)		嚴	峻
simp. (严峻)		严	峻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánjùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ zeon³

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): giâm-chùn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngiam⁵ zung³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánjùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄩㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánjyùn
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-chün⁴
    • Yale: yán-jyùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanjiunn
    • Palladius: яньцзюнь (janʹczjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jim⁴ zeon³
    • Yale: yìhm jeun
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ dzoen³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ zên³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ t͡sɵn³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-chùn
    • Tâi-lô: giâm-tsùn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giamzuxn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sun²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² t͡sun⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiam¹³⁻²² t͡sun²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sun¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam²³⁻³³ t͡sun²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngiam⁵ zung³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngiâm tsùng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ²¹³/

Adjective

嚴峻

1. severe; grim

   現在形勢還是很嚴峻哪。 [MSC, trad.]
   现在形势还是很严峻哪。 [MSC, simp.]

   Xiànzài xíngshì háishì hěn yánjùn na. [Pinyin]

   The current situation is still very grim.

2. stern

   嚴峻的目光／严峻的目光  ―  yánjùn de mùguāng  ―  stern look

Synonyms

• (severe):

• 不得了 (bùdéliǎo)
• 了不得 (colloquial)
• 勿得了 (Wu)
• 嚴重／严重 (yánzhòng)
• 慘／惨 (cǎn) (of losses, defeats, etc.)
• 慘重／惨重 (cǎnzhòng)
• 深重 (shēnzhòng)
• 礙事／碍事 (àishì) (often in the negative)
• 腬身 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 要緊／要紧 (yàojǐn)
• 重大

 

• (stern):

• 厲害／厉害 (lìhài)
• 嚴／严 (yán)
• 嚴厲／严厉 (yánlì)
• 嚴正／严正 (yánzhèng)
• 嚴肅／严肃 (yánsù)
• 嚴酷／严酷 (yánkù)
• 尊重 (zūnzhòng)
• 整肅／整肃 (zhěngsù)
• 正經／正经
• 淩厲／凌厉 (línglì) (literary)
• 狠狠 (hěnhěn)
• 矜持 (jīnchí)
• 莊／庄 (zhuāng)
• 莊重／庄重 (zhuāngzhòng)
• 鄭重／郑重 (zhèngzhòng)

 

Antonyms

• 輕微／轻微 (qīngwēi)