嚴密

See also: 严密

Chinese

		(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe	secret; confidential; close secret; confidential; close; thick; dense
trad. (嚴密)		嚴	密
simp. (严密)		严	密

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánmì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ mat⁶

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): giâm-bi̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngiam⁵ mig⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánmì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánmì
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-mi⁴
    • Yale: yán-mì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanmih
    • Palladius: яньми (janʹmi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ mi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jim⁴ mat⁶
    • Yale: yìhm maht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ mat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ med⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ mɐt̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-bi̍t
    • Tâi-lô: giâm-bi̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: giambit
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² bit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² bit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiam¹³⁻²² bit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ bit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam²³⁻³³ bit̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngiam⁵ mig⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngiâm mi̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋiam⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mik̚⁴/

Adjective

嚴密

1. tight; well-sealed; without gaps

   防守嚴密／防守严密  ―  fángshǒu yánmì  ―  tight defence

2. meticulous; tight; rigorous; strict

   嚴密監視／严密监视  ―  yánmì jiānshì  ―  to put under close surveillance

   論證嚴密／论证严密  ―  lùnzhèng yánmì  ―  rigorous proofs

Synonyms

• (tight): 嚴實／严实 (yánshi)
• (meticulous):

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• 周到 (zhōudào)
• 周密 (zhōumì)
• 四序 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 審 / 审 (shěn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 細密 / 细密 (xìmì)
• 細緻 / 细致 (xìzhì)
• 綿密 / 绵密 (miánmì) (of speech, writing, etc.)
• 縝密 / 缜密 (zhěnmì)
• 過細 / 过细 (guòxì)

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “meticulous”):

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• 不周 (bùzhōu)

Verb

嚴密

1. to tighten up (rules, regulations, etc.)