嚴密

See also: 严密

Chinese

		(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe	secret; confidential; close secret; confidential; close; thick; dense
trad. (嚴密)		嚴	密
simp. (严密)		严	密

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánmì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ mat⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): giâm-bi̍t

(Teochew, Peng'im): ngiam⁵ mig⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yánmì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánmì
  - Wade–Giles: yen²-mi⁴
  - Yale: yán-mì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanmih
  - Palladius: яньми (janʹmi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ mi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jim⁴ mat⁶
  - Yale: yìhm maht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ mat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ med⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ mɐt̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-bi̍t
  - Tâi-lô: giâm-bi̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giambit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² bit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² bit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiam¹³⁻²² bit̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ bit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam²³⁻³³ bit̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngiam⁵ mig⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngiâm mi̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mik̚⁴/

Adjective

嚴密

tight; well-sealed; without gaps
防守嚴密／防守严密 ― fángshǒu yánmì ― tight defence
meticulous; tight; rigorous; strict
嚴密監視／严密监视 ― yánmì jiānshì ― to put under close surveillance

論證嚴密／论证严密 ― lùnzhèng yánmì ― rigorous proofs

Synonyms

(tight): 嚴實／严实 (yánshi)
(meticulous):

周到 (zhōudào)
周密 (zhōumì)
四序 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
審 / 审 (shěn) (literary, or in compounds)
細密 / 细密 (xìmì)
細緻 / 细致 (xìzhì)
綿密 / 绵密 (miánmì) (of speech, writing, etc.)
縝密 / 缜密 (zhěnmì)
過細 / 过细 (guòxì)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “meticulous”):

不周 (bùzhōu)

Verb

嚴密

to tighten up (rules, regulations, etc.)