with a severe countenance and a harsh voice

with a severe countenance and a harsh voice

Zhengyanliyan, a Chinese idiom, is pronounced as zh è ngy á NL ì y á n in pinyin, which means that the utterance is solemn and the expression is serious. It comes from Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the second chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty, Qian Dianshi said to him: "brother! When it comes to housekeepers like this, you have to be a bit of a master. "

Idiom usage

It refers to people's attitude.