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嚴刑 (jim4 jing4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

嚴刑 (jim4 jing4, yán xíng) — strict law; cruel punishment; to carry out cruel law rigorously

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 嚴令 (jim4 ling6) — strict order
• 嚴刑峻法 (jim4 jing4 zeon3 faat3) — Severe punishments
• 嚴刑拷打 (jim4 jing4 haau1 daa2) — Severe punishments used when questioning suspects
• 嚴刑逼供 (jim4 jing4 bik1 gung1) — Severe punishments used to get testimony from suspects
• 嚴師 (jim4 si1) — Strict, harsh teachers
• 嚴辦 (jim4 baan6) — punish severely, clamp down on

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