"Sternly" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 严正 | yán zhèng | sternly / solemn |   |
| 严加 | yán jiā | sternly / strictly / harshly / stringently / rigorously | |
| 棒喝 | bàng hè | practice in which a novice monk is shouted at or hit with a stick with the purpose of bringing about instant awakening (Buddhism) / to rebuke sternly | |
