look serious and severe

look serious and severe

A Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is zh è ngy á NL ì s è, which means to describe a stiff face with a very severe look. It comes from the biography of Wang Mang in the history of Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Yan: face.

Idiom usage

In the biography of Wang Mang in the history of Han Dynasty, it is said that "Xu Heng is fierce in color, and his anger is aroused."

Idiom usage

It refers to people's attitude. Examples: biography of Zhai in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "seeing Zhengrong, hearing Zhengyan." Wang Tingxiang's Yashu in Ming Dynasty: a virtuous person is sincere in heart, upright in speech, upright in face, and does not pretend to be evil in heart. Chapter 19 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: when Daiyu saw that what he said was serious, she listened attentively. She thought it was true, because she asked, "what's the matter?" Chapter 39 of Li Baojia's the appearance of officialdom in Qing Dynasty: when Da Xuandong saw him coming, he had been sitting with a cigarette lamp in one hand. When he heard that there was something to discuss, he asked him: "what's the matter?" Chapter 42 of the strange situation witnessed in 20 years: "however, when I get inside, I don't want to be an upright gentleman to be annoying."