不惡而嚴

See also: 不恶而严

Chinese

		not; no	evil; to hate; to loathe evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe
trad. (不惡而嚴)		不	惡	而	嚴
simp. (不恶而严)		不	恶	而	严

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bù è ér yán

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄜˋ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ ngok³ ji⁴ jim⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bù è ér yán
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄜˋ ㄦˊ ㄧㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bù è ér yán
  - Wade–Giles: pu⁴ o⁴ êrh² yen²
  - Yale: bù è ér yán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu eh erl yan
  - Palladius: бу э эр янь (bu e er janʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ ngok³ ji⁴ jim⁴
  - Yale: bāt ngok yìh yìhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ ngok⁸ ji⁴ jim⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ ngog³ yi⁴ yim⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ ŋɔːk̚³ jiː²¹ jiːm²¹/

Phrase

不惡而嚴

to be stern without being harsh; dignified without cruelty.
他對學生不惡而嚴、所以大家都很尊敬他。 [MSC, trad.]
他对学生不恶而严、所以大家都很尊敬他。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā duì xuéshēng bù'è'éryán, suǒyǐ dàjiā dōu hěn zūnjìng tā. [Pinyin]
He is stern with students without being harsh, so everyone respects him.

一個好的領導者應該做到不惡而嚴。 [MSC, trad.]
一个好的领导者应该做到不恶而严。 [MSC, simp.]
Yīge hǎo de lǐngdǎozhě yìnggāi zuò dào bù'è'éryán. [Pinyin]
A good leader should be firm without being cruel.