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

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

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)

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