声色俱厉 (shēng sè jù lì) | Meaning: severe (or stern) in voice and countenance | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

harsh words and stern looks · sudden outpourings and fierce looks疾言厉色jí yán lì sè

solemn in word and countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling正言厉色zhèng yán lì sè

(of an atmosphere etc) solemn; grave; serious · (of a manner etc) earnest; severe; exacting · to strictly enforce严肃yán sù

solemn in countenance (idiom); strict and unsmiling正颜厉色zhèng yán lì sè

severe (or stern) in voice and countenance