嚴重

See also: 严重

Chinese

		(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe	heavy; serious; to double heavy; serious; to double; to repeat; repetition; iteration; again; a layer
trad. (嚴重)		嚴	重
simp. (严重)		严	重

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánzhòng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ zung⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngiàm-chhung

(Hailu, HRS): ngiam chung^˖
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): giâm-tiǒng / giâm-tiōng / giām-tiōng

(Teochew, Peng'im): ngiam⁵ dong⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gni-zon₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yánzhòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánjhòng
  - Wade–Giles: yen²-chung⁴
  - Yale: yán-jùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanjonq
  - Palladius: яньчжун (janʹčžun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jim⁴ zung⁶
  - Yale: yìhm juhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ dzung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ zung⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ t͡sʊŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàm-chhung
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiam^ˇ cung
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiam² cung⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯am¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiam chung^˖
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋiam⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰuŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-tiǒng
  - Tâi-lô: giâm-tiǒng
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Philippines): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-tiōng
  - Tâi-lô: giâm-tiōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giamdiong
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiam¹³⁻²² tiɔŋ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam²³⁻³³ tiɔŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giām-tiōng
  - Tâi-lô: giām-tiōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giaxmdiong
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam³³⁻²¹ tiɔŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ɡiam³³⁻¹¹ tiɔŋ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngiam⁵ dong⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngiâm tŏng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ toŋ³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gni-zon₆
  - MiniDict: nyi^去 zon^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyi-zon₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² zoŋ⁴⁴/

Adjective

嚴重

serious; critical; severe
嚴重傳染病患者／严重传染病患者 ― yánzhòng chuánrǎnbìng huànzhě ― patient with a serious infectious disease

這裡疫情很嚴重。 [MSC, trad.]
这里疫情很严重。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhèlǐ yìqíng hěn yánzhòng. [Pinyin]
The epidemic situation here is very serious.

蘭州是全球污染最嚴重城市之一。 [MSC, trad.]
兰州是全球污染最严重城市之一。 [MSC, simp.]
Lánzhōu shì quánqiú wūrǎn zuì yánzhòng chéngshì zhīyī. [Pinyin]
Lanzhou is one of the world's most polluted cities.

若發現地震災民身上有嚴重瘀傷，請立即聯絡消防隊或救援團隊。 [MSC, trad.]
若发现地震灾民身上有严重瘀伤，请立即联络消防队或救援团队。 [MSC, simp.]
Ruò fāxiàn dìzhèn zāimín shēn shàng yǒu yánzhòng yūshāng, qǐng lìjí liánluò xiāofángduì huò jiùyuán tuánduì. [Pinyin]
If you see an earthquake victim with serious bruises please call firefighters or rescue teams immediately.

Synonyms

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不得了 (bùdéliǎo)
了不得 (colloquial)
勿得了 (Wu)
嚴峻 / 严峻 (yánjùn)
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

Antonyms

輕微／轻微 (qīngwēi)

Derived terms

嚴重性 / 严重性 (yánzhòngxìng)
嚴重急性呼吸道症候群 / 严重急性呼吸道症候群 (yánzhòng jíxìng hūxīdào zhènghòuqún)
嚴重急性呼吸道綜合症 / 严重急性呼吸道综合症 (yánzhòng jíxìng hūxīdào zōnghézhèng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (嚴重):

→ Japanese: 厳(げん)重(じゅう) (genjū)
→ Korean: 엄중(嚴重) (eomjung)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
嚴	重
げん Jinmeiyō	じゅう Grade: 3
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 嚴重 – see the following entry.

【厳重げんじゅう】

[adjective] strict

[noun] rigor

(This term, 嚴重, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)