嚴懲 [严惩]

Jyutping jim4 cing4
Pinyin yán chéng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to punish severely
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    嚴厲​噉​懲罰
    to punish harshly
    • 而家坦白同我講，我就從輕發落，如果俾我揾到係邊個做嘅就一定嚴懲。
      而家坦白同我讲，我就从轻发落，如果俾我揾到系边个做嘅就一定严惩。
      ji4 gaa1 taan2 baak6 tung4 ngo5 gong2, ngo5 zau6 cung4 hing1 faat3 lok6, jyu4 gwo2 bei2 ngo5 wan2 dou2 hai6 bin1 go3 zou6 ge3 zau6 jat1 ding6 jim4 cing4.
      If you come clean about what had happened, I will show discretion, but if I find out the perpetrator myself, there will be harsh punishment.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to severely punish (someone)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    市政府严惩酒后驾驶，并设罚款。
    市政府嚴懲酒後駕駛，並設罰款。
    si5 zing3 fu2 jim4 cing4 zau2 hau6 gaa3 sai2 ， bing3 cit3 fat6 fun2 。
    • The city is cracking down on drunk drivers and giving them fines.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    而家坦白同我讲，我就从轻发落，如果俾我揾到系边个做嘅就一定严惩。
    而家坦白同我講，我就從輕發落，如果俾我揾到係邊個做嘅就一定嚴懲。
    ji4 gaa1 taan2 baak6 tung4 ngo5 gong2, ngo5 zau6 cung4 hing1 faat3 lok6, jyu4 gwo2 bei2 ngo5 wan2 dou2 hai6 bin1 go3 zou6 ge3 zau6 jat1 ding6 jim4 cing4.
    • If you come clean about what had happened, I will show discretion, but if I find out the perpetrator myself, there will be harsh punishment.
  2. Cantonese
    严惩
    嚴懲
    jim4 cing4
    • to severely punish
  3. Cantonese
    严惩不贷
    嚴懲不貸
    • to punish with due severity