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

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

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.
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)