severity in speech and fairness in principle -- as the utterance of an upright person
Yan Yi is an idiom, pronounced C í y á NY ì zh è ng, which describes that the speech is severe and the meaning is righteous.
explain
His words are stern and his righteousness is just. It is the same as "strict diction and justice".
source
Song Ouyang Xiu's poem "reading Zhang Li Ersheng's article as a gift to Mr. Shi" says: "the words are strict, the meaning and the quality are not slang, although the ancient taste is light and mellow."
usage
To act as a predicate or attributive
Chinese PinYin : cí yán yì zhèng
severity in speech and fairness in principle -- as the utterance of an upright person
true gold does not fear fire. zhēn jīn bù pà huǒ liàn
refuse to admit even unto death. shǐ kǒu dǐ lài
fluctuate in line with market conditions. suí háng jiù shì