嚴詞 [严词]

Jyutping jim4 ci4
Pinyin yán cí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. forceful (criticism etc)
  2. to use strong words
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    措辭​嚴厲​，​講​嘢​正經​八百
    strong terms; stern words
    • 佢想用雙倍人工挖我角，我當然就嚴詞拒絕啦。
      佢想用双倍人工挖我角，我当然就严词拒绝啦。
      I was contacted by a head hunting agency offering me double salary, and I rejected them sternly and immediately.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    strong terms; (in) stern words
    • 嚴詞譴責
      严词谴责
      yán cí qiǎn zé
      to denounce in strong terms; to sternly condemn
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢想用双倍人工挖我角，我当然就严词拒绝啦。
    佢想用雙倍人工挖我角，我當然就嚴詞拒絕啦。
    • I was contacted by a head hunting agency offering me double salary, and I rejected them sternly and immediately.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    严词谴责
    嚴詞譴責
    yán cí qiǎn zé
    • to denounce in strong terms; to sternly condemn