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
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): giâm-tiǒng / giâm-tiōng / giām-tiōng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngiam⁵ dong⁶

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶gni-zon

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• 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 Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiàm-chhung
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiamˇ cung
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngiam² cung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯am¹¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-tiǒng
    • Tâi-lô: giâm-tiǒng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Philippines): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-tiōng
    • Tâi-lô: giâm-tiōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giamdiong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² tiɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiam¹³⁻²² tiɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam²³⁻³³ tiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɔŋ³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giām-tiōng
    • Tâi-lô: giām-tiōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giaxmdiong
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam³³⁻²¹ tiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡiam³³⁻¹¹ tiɔŋ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngiam⁵ dong⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngiâm tŏng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ toŋ³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gni-zon
    • MiniDict: nyi^去 zon
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyi-zon
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² zoŋ⁴⁴/

Adjective

嚴重

1. 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.

Synonyms

• 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)