正言厉色

solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling / also written 正顏厲色|正颜厉色

Characters and words in 正言厉色

first month of the lunar year
straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a stick-figure with straight lines. James II of England (zh) really has to use the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4), but there's a stick-figure (正) blocking the stalls with a barrier (止). The stick-figure measures with a flute (一) whether James is tall enough to go. James stands very straight (正) to make himself as tall as possible.
words / speech / to say / to talk

= + + : The horizontal lines look like sound waves that emerge from an opening: I'll resemble 言 by a megaphone.

= + + : Maud Younger rushes into anthill and in the kitchen she uses a megaphone to loudly announce that the world revolution will soon start. She also tells the people that she has berets for everyone so that everyone will be able to be in style for the revolution. However she doesn't tell that she prepared the berets in another way: to each beret, she attached a mandarin via two capacitors which forms a formidable antenna, so that after the revolution, she'll be able to transmit her speeches directly to the wearers' brains.
surname Li

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) invented a new kind of chocolate factory (厂) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She attached a few of her neurons (万) to the factory so that she can mind control it. In this way she can create all kinds of new crazy flavors. She will be a fierce (厉) competitor on the market—if it weren't for this malicious spirit (厉) that will be haunting her. The spirit interferes with her neurons and makes her come up with all kinds of unspeakable horrors, ruining her mind controlled chocolate business.
strict / severe

= + : Li Qingzhao (li) invented a new kind of chocolate factory (厂) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). She attached a few of her neurons (万) to the factory so that she can mind control it. In this way she can create all kinds of new crazy flavors. She will be a fierce (厉) competitor on the market—if it weren't for this malicious spirit (厉) that will be haunting her. The spirit interferes with her neurons and makes her come up with all kinds of unspeakable horrors, ruining her mind controlled chocolate business.
color / CL:種|种[zhong3] / look / appearance / sex

= + : In the elevator's bathroom, Socrates watches a crane lick a beautiful lollipop. The lollipop features every color existing on earth.
(coll.) color / used in 色子[shai3 zi5]

= + : In the airplane, Sherlock Holmes watches the crane licking a very tasty lollipop. He wants to have it, so he challenges the crane for it. The crane agrees to give him the lollipop if he can beat him in a dice game.

Words with 正言厉色

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