nghiêm chỉnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 嚴整, composed of (strict) and (orderly).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiəm˧˧ t͡ɕïŋ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiəm˧˧ t͡ɕɨn˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋim˧˧ cɨn˨˩˦]

Adjective

nghiêm chỉnh

  1. strict; stern; rigid (especially of people)

Adverb

nghiêm chỉnh

  1. strictly; rigidly; rigorously